CT Findings in Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Ischemic Colitis: Suggestions for Diagnosis

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Contrast-enhanced CT in patients with acute occlusive IC: homogeneous left colonic involvement with disappearance of the lumen (arrow) and hyperperfusion of the mucosa in coronal plane. The endoscopy showed the presence of thickened mucosa with hemorrhagic phenomena. The histological findings were represented by increased thickness of the entire mucosal layer with intraparietal edema with hemorrhage and reactive inflammatory cells.