Open AccessAcute Renal Failure with Metabolic Alkalosis Due to Gastric Scirrhous Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Shikino Kiyoshi,
Ikusaka Masatomi,
Hayashi Haruyuki,
Ohtake Yoshio,
Irie Yasubumi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1883-6011
pISSN - 1346-0072
DOI - 10.14442/general.15.136
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic alkalosis , gastrectomy , pylorus , vomiting , gastroenterology , gastric carcinoma , pyloric stenosis , creatinine , stomach , cancer
A 51‐year‐old man was emergently admitted for acute renal failure. Blood tests showed a high serum creatinine level and metabolic alkalosis. He had a history of recurrent vomiting starting one month prior to admission to our hospital, and had circumferential thickening of the cardia on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and CT. He underwent total gastrectomy and was given a diagnosis of scirrhous gastric carcinoma at the pylorus. After total gastrectomy, acute renal failure and metabolic alkalosis showed amelioration. We report this very rare case with metabolic alkalosis and acute renal failure resulting from pyloric stenosis caused by scirrhous gastric carcinoma.