Ischemic colitis following colonoscopy in an elderly patient on cardiovascular medication

H. Nozawa; Y. Akiyama; S. Sunaga; G. Tsurita

doi:10.1055/s-2007-995329

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2007; 39: E344-E345
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-995329

Unusual cases and technical notes

Ischemic colitis following colonoscopy in an elderly patient on cardiovascular medication

H. Nozawa^{1, 2} , Y. Akiyama^{1, 3} , S. Sunaga⁴ , G. Tsurita²

¹Department of Surgery, Odaira Memorial Tokyo Hitachi Hospital, Japan
²Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
³Head Office Health Care Center, Head Office Clinic, Hitachi Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Odaira Memorial Tokyo Hitachi Hospital, Japan

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H. Nozawa, MD PhD

Department of Surgery

Odaira Memorial Tokyo Hitachi Hospital

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