McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome: is it really rare?

The second and third patients were referred by the rural state hospital with a diagnosis of a giant villous lesion of the rectum and chronic renal failure that required hemodialysis due to severe electrolyte and liquid imbalance. Despite all the warnings, McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome can result in r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of emergency medicine 2010, Vol.28 (1), p.105-106
Hauptverfasser:	Caliskan, Cemil, MD, Makay, Ozer, MD, Firat, Ozgur, MD, Uğuz, Alper, MD, Akgün, Erhan, MD, Korkut, Mustafa A., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenoma, Villous - complications Adenoma, Villous - surgery Aged Colonic Neoplasms - complications Colonic Neoplasms - surgery Diarrhea Diarrhea - etiology Emergency Emergency medical care Hemodialysis Humans Hypokalemia - etiology Male Medical diagnosis Middle Aged Rectal Neoplasms Syndrome Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	The second and third patients were referred by the rural state hospital with a diagnosis of a giant villous lesion of the rectum and chronic renal failure that required hemodialysis due to severe electrolyte and liquid imbalance. Despite all the warnings, McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome can result in renal insufficiency that requires temporarily or permanently hemodialysis, usually because of a delay in the diagnosis [4].
ISSN:	0735-6757 1532-8171
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajem.2009.09.001