Acute ischaemic colitis in a young woman.
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Although rare in young patients, acute ischaemic colitis can have devastating consequences. We detail the presentation and clinical course of a severe, progressive case of this disease related temporally to the recent ingestion of a sibutramine-containing herbal slimming agent procured on-line without prescription or medical indication in a young female that ultimately required emergency laparoscopic total colectomy with end ileostomy to prevent end organ failure.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Irish medical journal
دوره 105 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012