A diagnostic score for ischemic colitis in the elderly
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Background Ischemic colitis (IC) is the most common form of ischemic injury of the gastrointestinal tract and mortality is still high [1]. Although prompt suspicion and exact diagnosis, especially in elderly people, are highly critical, there have been few reports on risk factors for presumed IC compared with the general elderly population [2]. We performed this study to create a diagnostic score for IC in the elderly .
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دوره 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010