Cecum perforation associated with a calcium polystyrene sulfonate bezoar - a rare entity
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Calcium polystyrene sulfonate bezoar in the ileum: diagnosis and treatment with double-balloon endoscopy.
An 86-year-old man, admitted for transarterial chemoembolization of a hepatoma, developed fever and acute renal failure following the procedure. He was given antibiotic therapy and oral calcium polystyrene sulfonate (30g daily) for hyperkalemia. After 1 week, the patient developed bilious vomiting with abdominal pain. An abdominal X-ray disclosed diffuse dilatation of the small bowel (●" Fig.1)...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2175-8239,0101-2800
DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2018-0158