digestive disorders
Ischemic Colitis
Diagnosis of Ischemic Colitis
Computed tomography (CT) or sometimes colonoscopy A doctor may suspect ischemic colitis on the basis of the symptoms of pain and bleeding, especially in a person older than 60. It is important for doctors to distinguish ischemic colitis from Acute Mesenteric Ischemia , a more dangerous condition in which blood flow to part of the intestine can become completely and irreversibly blocked. Doctors usually do Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Digestive Tract or sometimes also 