Open AccessOxalate nephropathy related end-stage renal disease in a gallbladder cancer patient after Roux-en-Y surgery
Author(s) -
Chia-Lin Chou,
ChiehLin Jerry Teng,
WenLi Hwang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0425
pISSN - 2311-3006
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcrpr.2016.05.005
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , nephropathy , renal biopsy , gallbladder cancer , dialysis , hemodialysis , surgery , end stage renal disease , roux en y anastomosis , gastroenterology , urology , gallbladder , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , obesity , gastric bypass , weight loss
Oxalate nephropathy is a rare but irreversible etiology for acute renal function impairment, and often caused by poisoning, inflammatory bowel disease, excessive food ingestion, and surgery. Herein, we have reported the case of a 65-year-old man with gallbladder cancer who developed progressive renal function deterioration several months after Roux-en-Y surgery. The patient's renal biopsy showed oxalate nephropathy, and his renal function impairment eventually required long-term dialysis. Therefore, oxalate nephropathy should be considered in patients with unexplained renal function impairment after Roux-en-Y surgery