Mesenteric phlebosclerosis with amyloidosis in association with the long-term use of medicinal liquor: A case report

Table 1 Characteristics of patients diagnosed with mesenteric phlebosclerosis in mainland China

Ref.	Gender/age in yr	Chinese herbal history	Symptom (duration)	Location of lesions	Computed tomography findings	Endoscopic findings	Treatment
Guo et al[16]	F/62	Yes	Abdominal pain, nausea, constipation (6 mo)	Ileocecal area, ascending colon, transverse colon	Mural thickening, calcifications of colic veins	Purple-blue mucosa	Conservative
Guo et al[16]	F/63	Yes	Abdominal pain, bloating and melena diarrhea (15 mo)	Cecum to sigmoid colon	Thickened colon wall, calcifications of right, middle and left colic veins	Purple-blue mucosa, multiple ulcers	A total of colectomy with ileostomy
Pan et al[17]	M/48	Yes	Stomachache, abdominal distension and constipation (mo)	Cecum to the transverse colon, sigmoid colon	Calcifications of small mesenteric veins, edematous thickening of colon wall	Dark purple edematous mucosa	NM
Hu et al[15]	M/57	NM	Abdominal pain (2 wk)	Ascending, transverse, and proximaldescend-ing colon	Mural thickening, calcifications of colic wall and mesenteric vessels	Dark purple, edematous mucosa, small round ulcers	Symptomatic treatment
Hu et al[15]	M/56	NM	Defecation (2 mo)	Ileocecal junction to descending colon	Calcifications of colic wall and mesenteric vein; Mural thickening	Purple mucosa, multiple ulcers	Conservative
Hu et al[15]	M/75	NM	For reexamination	Ascending to descending colon	Calcifications of colic wall and mesenteric vein	Mucosal hyperemia and edema	NM

NM: Not mentioned; M: Male; F: Female.