”Fractured Colon”
Sherman A, Ackert JJ, Rajapaksa R, West AB, Oweity T. ”Fractured Colon”. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2004, 38: 341-345. PMID: 15087693, DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200404000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagenous colitisTissue specimensChronic nonbloody diarrheaLinear mucosal tearsFree intraperitoneal airPatient tissue specimensFibrotic submucosaNonbloody diarrheaAcute peritonitisColonic perforationClinical courseIntraperitoneal airMucosal tearsPlain radiographsResection specimenDiagnostic colonoscopyLinear ulcerSubmucosal fibrosisColonic mucosaCollagen depositionSurface epitheliumAir dissectionAir insufflationColitisVariable severity