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Transient ischaemic colitis following an aeroplane flight
  1. I E Koutroubakis,
  2. A Theodoropoulou,
  3. E A Kouroumalis
  1. Department of Gastroenterology University Hospital, Heraklion, Greece
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr I E Koutroubakis, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Heraklion, PO Box 1352, 71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece;
    ktjohn{at}her.forthnet.gr

https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.52.7.1072-a

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    We read with interest the report of Butcher and colleagues (Gut 2002;51:746–7) of two cases of transient ischaemic colitis following an aeroplane flight. This report represents more evidence supporting the suggestion of a possible important role of acquired and hereditary thrombotic risk factors in the pathogenesis of ischaemic colitis.1,2 However, the largest study to date concerning these factors in patients with ischaemic colitis was not mentioned in the study.1 Moreover, the reported patients may also have other acquired or inherited thombophilic disorders which were not evaluated. …

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