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Computed tomography scan of the abdomen (axial view) showing thickening of the colon wall (short thick arrow, on the left) as well as right kidney mass (long thin arrow).
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A CT of the abdomen and pelvis showed thickening of a long segment of colon spanning the distal transverse to the proximal sigmoid colon (Fig. 1).
Colonoscopic picture of splenic flexure showing edematous, erythematous, and friable mucosa.
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A colonoscopy showed edematous, erythematous, and friable mucosa overlying the splenic flexure (Fig. 2).
Low-power photomicrograph (hematoxylin and eosin stain) of a biopsy of splenic flexure showing focal glandular dropout, small glands with mucin depletion, denudation of surface epithelium, stromal hemorrhage, and fibrosis.
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Biopsy of the affected area showed focal glandular dropout, small glands with mucin depletion, denudation of surface epithelium, stromal hemorrhage, and fibrosis, thus confirming a diagnosis of ischemic colitis (Fig. 3).