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[Enterocolic phlebitis. Description of a case and review of the literature]
L De Marco1, A Cavazza, L Pastore
1Unità Operative di Anatomia Patologica, Ospedale Ramazzini di Carpi, Modena.
Objective:
To report about a case of enterocolic phlebitis, a rare cause of ischemic intestinal necrosis.
Results And Conclusions:
The patient, a 71 year-old male, presented with signs of acute abdomen. A right hemicolectomy was performed, which revealed a tubulovillous adenoma with high grade dysplasia located in the ascending colon, and a diffuse ischemic colitis. A localized lymphocytic and granulomatous phlebitis was present in the resected colon. The arteries were spared by the inflammatory process. The patient is alive and well 7 years after surgery. The literature concerning enterocolic phlebitis, a peculiar form of localized intestinal vasculitis, is briefly summarized.
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