Ischaemic colitis mimicking inflammatory bowel disease in a young adult receiving oral anticoagulation

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 878-880

  Willeke, Peter ^a   Domagk, Dirk ^a   Floer, Martin ^a   Brüwer, Matthias ^a   Kreuter, Michael ^a   Gaubitz, Markus ^a   Domschke, Wolfram ^a   Kucharzik, Torsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Factor V Leiden mutation; Ischaemic colitis; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; MESALAZINE; PREDNISOLONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; ENTERITIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS, INHERITED; COLITIS, ISCHEMIC; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACTOR V; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 22144443176     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520510015647     Document Type: Article

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