Colonic necrosis in a young patient receiving oral kayexalate in sorbitol: Case report and literature review

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 155-158

  Chou, Yueh Hung ^a   Wang, Hsin Yi ^b   Hsieh, Min Shu ^b  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal injury; Ischemic enterocolitis; Kayexalate; Sodium polystyrene sulfonate; Sorbitol

Indexed keywords

CEFMETAZOLE; HEMOGLOBIN; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; SORBITOL;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON DISEASE; COLON NECROSIS; COLONOSCOPY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLOR;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; POLYSTYRENES; SORBITOL; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 79953775113     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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