Acute abdomen with Colonic necrosis induced by kayexalate-sorbitol

Colonic necrosis is an unusual complication after treatment of hyperkalemia with sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS, Kayexalate) in sorbitol. To increase awareness of this complication, we report a case of necrosis of the transverse colon in a patient given oral and rectal SPS-sorbitol for hyperkalem...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham) 2000-05, Vol.93 (5), p.511-513
Hauptverfasser:	DARDIK, A, MOESINGER, R. C, EFRON, G, BARBUL, A, HARRISON, M. G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen, Acute - chemically induced Administration, Oral Administration, Rectal Biological and medical sciences Cathartics - administration & dosage Cathartics - adverse effects Cation Exchange Resins - administration & dosage Cation Exchange Resins - adverse effects Colectomy Colon - drug effects Colon - pathology Diagnosis, Differential Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Humans Hyperkalemia - drug therapy Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Necrosis Pharmacology. Drug treatments Polystyrenes - administration & dosage Polystyrenes - adverse effects Resins, Synthetic - administration & dosage Resins, Synthetic - adverse effects Sorbitol - administration & dosage Sorbitol - adverse effects Toxicity: digestive system
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