Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1996 Apr;16(2):249-253.

A Case of Nonspecific Colonic Ulcer Diagnosed by Preoperative Colonofiberscopy

• Ku HS
• Park JS
• Lee TY
• Sung YR
• Lee JK
• Park MK
• Kim WS
• Rha SG
• Hur KD

Abstract

Because nonspecific colonic ulcer is an unusual condition and varies markedly in clinical presentation and course, preoperative clinical diagnosis of nonspecific colonic ulcer is very difficult, But now, preoperative clinical diagnosis can he made by advent of colonofiberscopy. And, it is very important to diagnose this disease early, because late diagnosis make a poor prognosis. We report a case of nonspecific colonic ulcer diagnosed by repeated colonofiberscopy and treated with surgery.

Keyword

Nonspecific colonic ulcer; Colonofiberscopy

MeSH Terms

Colon*
Delayed Diagnosis
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Ulcer*