Ischemic colitis with small-vessel occlusion, simultaneous total colectomy and liver transplantation: A case report

Figure 1 Histopathological alterations in the resected colon with patchy ischemic features. A: The colonic mucosa shows superficial necrosis and some fibrin thrombi in small vessels of the lamina propria [100×, hematoxylin and eosin (HE) stain]; B: In this field, one of the intestinal fragments has signs of hemorrhage, congestion and an area of ulceration, whereas the other depicts only subtle alterations in the mucosa (20×, HE stain); C: This picture reveals necrosis and ulcerations in all colonic fragments, as well as a pseudomembrane in one of them and congested vessels in the wall (20×, HE stain).