Clinical Study

CT Findings in Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Ischemic Colitis: Suggestions for Diagnosis

Figure 1

65-year-old patient with abdominal aortic dissection in acute phase IC caused by NOMI: (a) before reperfusion, colonic wall appears thinned (paper-thin wall) and hypotonic (arrow); (b) after reperfusion, note colonic wall thickening (arrow) and pericolic fluid (star); at endoscopic evaluation (not showed), the colon shows parcelled necrosis confirming the diagnosis of NOMI with reperfusion.
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