Ischaemic colitis in the course of aortic aneurysm

Anna Gadowska-Cicha; Joanna Gmyrek; Aleksandra Kawczyk-Krupka; Agata Stanek; Tomasz Pitsch; Aleksandra Ledwoń; Justyna Małyszek; Aleksander Sieroń

Vol 9, No 3 (2007)

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Ischaemic colitis in the course of aortic aneurysm

Anna Gadowska-Cicha, Joanna Gmyrek, Aleksandra Kawczyk-Krupka, Agata Stanek, Tomasz Pitsch, Aleksandra Ledwoń, Justyna Małyszek, Aleksander Sieroń

Chirurgia Polska 2007;9(3):186-192.

Vol 9, No 3 (2007)

Aktualności

Published online: 2008-01-04

Abstract

Chronic and relapsing diarrhoea is a common complaint which occurs in elderly people with particular frequency. In the case presented, we describe the history of a 73-year-old woman with an aortic aneurysm as a cause of ischaemic enteritis. We would like to show that particular note should be taken of such patients because banal chronic diarrhoea can be the first symptom of a life-threatening disease, such as aortic aneurysm.