Mucosal biopsy findings and venous abnormalities in idiopathic myointimal hyperplasia of the mesenteric veins

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1271-1278

  Abu Alfa, Amer K ^a   Ayer, Uma ^b   West, A Brian ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Milford Hospital   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterio venous fistula; Ischemic colitis; Mesenteric veins; Myointimal hyperplasia; Venous hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; MALE; MESENTERIC VEIN; VEIN DISEASE;

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; BIOPSY; COLITIS, ISCHEMIC; COLON; COLOSTOMY; ENTEROCOLITIS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTENSION; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MESENTERIC VEINS; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL PROLAPSE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 0029838376     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199610000-00014     Document Type: Article

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