Open AccessIdiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis associated with herbal drugs presenting with asymptomatic fecal occult blood
Author(s) -
Sasaki Yosuke,
Saito Manabu,
Koshiba Yumi,
Zai Hiroaki,
Urita Yoshihisa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.122
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , colonoscopy , fecal occult blood , occult , ascending colon , radiology , surgery , colorectal cancer , pathology , alternative medicine , cancer
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).