Relationship between severity of venous calcifications and symptoms of phlebosclerotic colitis

Table 1 Scoring system of calcification of phlebosclerotic colitis

Calcifications limited in straight vein of the colon (× 1)

Calcifications extended to the paracolic marginal vein (× 2)

Calcifications extended to the main branch of mesenteric vein (× 3)

The proximal end of the main branch is involved (× 4)

The score of mesenteric venous calcification in every branch was summed in each patient to represent the severity of their mesenteric calcification.

Table 2 Distribution of demographic characteristics and clinical history of 12 cases n (%)

Characteristics	Case (n = 12)
Age (yr), mean ± SD	61.8 ± 11.5
Sex
Male	6 (50.0)
Female	6 (50.0)
Underlying disease
No	2 (16.7)
HCC	2 (16.7)
Bladder cancer	1 (8.3)
Ampulla Vater cancer	1 (8.3)
ESRD	6 (50.0)
Known episode of active disease
None	3 (25.0)
One	5 (41.7)
Two	2 (16.7)
More than two	2 (16.7)
The score of the severity of venous calcifications (median ± interquartile)	18.0 ± 13.0

HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; ESRD: End stage renal disease.

Table 3 Imaging features of 12 cases n (%)

Imaging features	Case (n = 12)
Plain-film radiographs of the abdomen (kidney ureter bladder)
Threadlike calcification,	10 (83.3)
Was not performed	2 (16.7)
Abdominal computed tomography
Finding of thickening of colonic wall
Negative	4 (33.3)
Positive	8 (66.7)
Finding of threadlike calcification
Negative	0 (0.0)
Positive	12 (100.0)