Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis associated with herbal drugs presenting with asymptomatic fecal occult blood
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A 77-year-old man who had been taking Chinese herbal drugs containing gardenia fruit for a long time visited our hospital following a positive fecal occult blood test. A computed tomography scan showed multiple linear calcifications distributed on the right-side mesenteric veins, which is a typical finding of idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis (IMP).
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دوره 18 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017