Intestinal Thromboangiitis Obliterans in a Woman: A Case Report and Discussion of Chronic Ischemic Changes

Although traditionally regarded as a disease of distal extremities, mesenteric vasculature can also manifest thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO). There are 31 cases of intestinal TAO in the English literature and the majority of subjects are male. However, cases of women with TAO are becoming more comm...

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Main Authors: Shaun AC Medlicott, Paul Beaudry, Gary Morris, Gwen Hollaar, Francis Sutherland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/415179