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Fig. 3 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 3

From: Many faces of acute bowel ischemia: overview of radiologic staging

Fig. 3

A 48 y/o male presented abdominal distention and diffuse pain. CT images demonstrate complete thrombotic occlusion of IMA (arrowhead) at its origin (a). Segmental thickening of sigmoid colon is noted in b with hypo enhancement, compatible with watershed ischemia (thin arrow). c 3 months later, patient returns with fibrotic stricture (thick arrow) of the distal sigmoid colon with upstream colonic dilatation and obstruction in d (asterisk)

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