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Ischemia

 
Ischemia - Thumb-printing sign

The above images demonstrate the "thumb-printing" sign typical of colonic ischemia. It is most notable in the transverse colon on the left image, and the transverse and descending colon on the right image. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]

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