A Clinical Study of Ischemic Colitis.

The epidemiology of ischaemic colitis

“…[1][2][3] It is typically, although not exclusively, seen in elderly patients, and it may be increasing in incidence as the population ages. Multiple anecdotal case reports and case series have described associations of ischaemic colitis with vascular surgery and vascular thromboembolism, 4-7 co-morbid medical conditions [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] and medications including vasoconstrictors, psycho-tropics, oral contraceptives, interferon-a and 5-hydroxytryptamine-1 (5-HT 1 ) agonists (triptans). [19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Transient ischaemic colitis was first reported as a clinical finding in the 1960s by Boley et al 26 and Marston et al 27 It has since become a well-recognized clinical entity, with well-characterized endoscopic 28 and pathological 29 findings.…”

“…It is typically, although not exclusively, seen in elderly patients, and it may be increasing in incidence as the population ages. Multiple anecdotal case reports and case series have described associations of ischaemic colitis with vascular surgery and vascular thromboembolism, 4–7 co‐morbid medical conditions 8–18 and medications including vasoconstrictors, psychotropics, oral contraceptives, interferon‐α and 5‐hydroxytryptamine‐1 (5‐HT 1 ) agonists (triptans) 19–25 …”