Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2013; 19(2): 299-303
Published online Jan 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i2.299
Figure 1
Figure 1 The laboratory studies results. A: Computed tomography scan shows thickening of the colonic wall involving the splenic flexure of the colon; B: Normal mucosa in the right colon (appendiceal orifice); C: Ischemic colitis features in the splenic flexure of the colon; D: Normal mucosa in sigmoid with a small polyp; E, F: Histopathology shows ischemic loss of crypts and acute hemorrhage in lamnia propria (acute hemorrhagic necrosis replacing glands) associated with acute fibrinopurulent exudate at colonic epithelial surface, consistent with ischemic colitis.
Figure 2
Figure 2 Mechanism of action of lubiprostone across epithelial intestinal cells[8].