Open AccessUlcerative colitis complicated with colonic necrosis, septic shock and venous thromboembolism: A case report
Author(s) -
Mingyu Zhu,
Liqun Sun
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i16.2360
Subject(s) - medicine , septic shock , ulcerative colitis , shock (circulatory) , surgery , thrombosis , radiology , portal vein thrombosis , sepsis , disease
Severe total colonic necrosis, septic shock and venous thromboembolism secondary to ulcerative colitis (UC) are rare and life-threatening. No such severe complications have been reported in the literature.