Case Report Diving Hyperb Med 2018

A recurrent, ischaemic ileocolonic anastomosis ulcer refractory to surgery treated with hyperbaric oxygen

Pateria P, Chong A — Diving Hyperb Med, 2018

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of a 54-year-old man with a chronic ischaemic anastomotic ulcer after bowel surgery that had been refractory to multiple endoscopic and surgical treatments over 8 years, who received 30 HBOT sessions.

What They Found

Colonoscopy after completing HBOT revealed healing of the ulcer. The patient had no further overt gastrointestinal bleeding, and iron levels rose spontaneously over 12 months of follow-up, confirming durable healing.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

This is a single case report; the spontaneous remission of anastomotic ulcers can occasionally occur, and the contribution of HBOT cannot be proven without a controlled comparison.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Report
Category	Wound Care
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	30199892
Year Published	2018
Journal	Diving Hyperb Med
MeSH Terms	Anastomosis, Surgical; Colon; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Ischemia; Male; Middle Aged; Ulcer

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