Nonshunting Procedures for Control of Variceal Bleeding

Drug-induced disorders of the colon

“…Although most cases of contraceptiveinduced ischemic colitis are due to oral preparations, cases have also been described with conjugated estrogens and depot progesterone [12,13]. Other agents that have been associated with ischemic colitis include Vasopressin (both intraarterial and intravenous) and ergot alkaloids [14][15][16].…”