Colonic mucosal necrosis following administration of calcium polystryrene sulfonate (Kalimate) in a uremic patient

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1207-1211

  Joo, Mee ^a   Bae, Won Ki ^b   Kim, Nam Hoon ^b   Han, Seong Rok ^b  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colon; Necrosis; Polystyrene sulfonic acid

Indexed keywords

POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; POLYSTYRENESULFONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COLON; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UREMIA;

ADULT; COLON; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; NECROSIS; POLYSTYRENES; UREMIA;

EID: 75349104656     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.6.1207     Document Type: Article

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