Refractory proctosigmoiditis caused by myointimal hyperplasia of mesenteric veins: Report of a case

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1093-1096

  Savoie, Lisa M ^a   Abrams, Alan V ^a  

^a GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Intestinal ischemia; Mesenteric veins; Proctitis; Proctosigmoiditis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; MALE; MESENTERIC VEIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCTOSIGMOIDITIS;

ADULT; COLON; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MESENTERIC VEINS; PROCTOCOLITIS; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 0032816721     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236711     Document Type: Article

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