Table 1. Clinical Features of Group of Eight Patients with Post-Ischemic Strictures.
| Patient No. | Sex | Age | Underlying Disease | BP (mm Hg)†‡ | HR (bpm)‡ | BT (°C)‡ | WBC (103 mm3)‡ | Symptoms at Time of Stricture Development | Stricture Treatment | Time (Days)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 67 | DM; hypertension; CRF; complete AV block | 92/42 | 79 | 36.2 | 10.7 | LOC during defecation | Subtotal colectomy | 98 |
| 2 | F | 67 | DM; atrial fibrillation; congestive heart failure | 90/64 | 87 | 36.3 | 4.3 | Abdominal pain; diarrhea | Antibiotics | 43 |
| 3 | F | 63 | Hypertension; atrial fibrillation | 107/66 | 124 | 38.3 | 7.8 | Hypoalbuminemia | Conservative treatment | 144 |
| 4 | M | 67 | Previous glottic cancer; atrial fibrillation; mitral valve replacement; RA and LA thrombi | 151/103 | 103 | 36.0 | 10.3 | Abdominal pain | Small bowel R & A | 15 |
| 5 | M | 86 | Bile duct resection due to CBD cancer; hypertension; DM | NA | NA | NA | NA | Post prandial abdominal pain; constipation | Balloon dilation | 57 |
| 6 | M | 55 | None | NA | NA | NA | NA | Abdominal pain | Small bowel R & A | 14 |
| 7 | F | 41 | Kidney transplantation; hypertension | 127/87 | 89 | 37.1 | 6.4 | Abdominal pain; vomiting | Small bowel R & A | 32 |
| 8 | M | 29 | None | 132/82 | 90 | 37.0 | NA | Abdominal pain | Small bowel R & A | 53 |
*Time elapsed from ischemic event to stricture development, †Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, ‡At time of ischemic bowel disease. AV = atrioventricular, BP = blood pressure, BT = body temperature, CBD = common bile duct, CRF = chronic renal failure, DM = diabetes mellitus, HR = heart rate, LA = left atrium, LOC = loss of consciousness, NA = not available, RA = right atrium, R & A = resection and anastomosis, WBC = white blood cell count