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Radio‐opaque fecal impaction and pseudo‐occlusion in a dialyzed patient taking lanthanum carbonate
Author(s) -
Muller Clotilde,
Muller Sandrine,
Sissoko Aicha,
Klein Alexandre,
Faller Bernadette,
Chantrel Francois
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
hemodialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1542-4758
pISSN - 1492-7535
DOI - 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00647.x
Subject(s) - lanthanum carbonate , lanthanum , fecal impaction , medicine , opacity , gastroenterology , surgery , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , constipation , kidney disease , physics , optics , hyperphosphatemia
Lanthanum therapy is an efficient therapy of hyperphosphoremia by chelating phosphore in the digestive tract. Lanthanum is a silvery white metallic element that belongs to group 3 of the periodic table. This drug is lightly absorbed and has low water solubility. It should be borne in mind that abdominal X ‐rays of patients taking lanthanum carbonate may have a radio‐opaque appearance typical of imaging agents. This characteristic is suggested to confirm adherence of the patient by doing an abdominal X ‐ray. We describe in our case a particular good compliant patient with slow digestive transit, which ends by pseudo‐occlusion.