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Research on thrombosis detailed by R. Ookura and co-authors

Published in Medical Device Business Week, August 19th, 2009

"Inferior mesenteric venous thrombosis (IMVT) is a very rare disease of colon ischemia. We experienced two cases of IMVT that required operations," investigators in Kobe, Japan report.

"The first patient was a 74-year-old male, who was admitted to our hospital because of melena and diarrhea. He was diagnosed with IMVT by angiography. As no improvement was seen after the conservative therapy for a month, left colectomy and transverse colostomy were performed. There was a small ulcer in the resected colon mucosa. The findings of histopathological examination revealed that mild and repeated ischemia of the colon had been caused. The second patient was a 70-year-old male,...

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