A 74-year-old woman presented with a 2-day history of abdominal pain and nausea, 1 week after undergoing upper and lower endoscopies. Her comorbidities included hypertension, dyslipidaemia, sigmoid diverticulosis, transient ischaemic attack, peripheral vascular disease and mild valvular heart disease.
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