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Ischemic Colitis : Complications

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Complications List

Complications could include:
  • Intestinal Perforation

Specific Complications Articles

Sepsis
Sepsis is a severe illness in which the bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria.Sepsis is caused by a bacterial infection that can begin anywhere in the body. Common places where an infection might start include:.The bowel(usually seen with periton...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
Sepsis
Sepsis refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. This is a very broad term covering the presence of many types of microscopic diseasecausing organisms.Sepsis is also called bacteremia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Infection and Sepsis
Description Infection is characterized by an inflammatory response to the presence of microorganisms in the body. This response may include fever, chills, redness, swelling, pus formation and other responses.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Peritonitis
Peritonitis is an inflammation(irritation) of the peritoneum, the tissue that lines the wall of the abdomen and covers the abdominal organs.A collection of pus in the abdomen, called an intra-abdominal abscess, may cause peritonitis.Additional sym...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 22, 2008
Peritonitis
Peritonitis is an inflammation of the membrane which lines the inside of the abdomen and all of the internal organs. This membrane is called the peritoneum.Peritonitis may be primary(meaning that it occurs spontaneously, and not as the result of s...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Intestinal ischemia and infarction
Intestinal ischemia and infarction is the death of part of the intestine due to its blood supply being cut off.Intestinal necrosis; Ischemic bowel; Dead bowel; Dead gut.There are several possible causes of intestinal ischemia and infarction.Hernia...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 15, 2008
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