Open AccessWernicke encephalopathy following advanced caecum cancer
Author(s) -
Qiang Li,
Fengping Wang,
Cheng Liu,
Ling Chen,
Zonghui Wu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2021.8343/2021
Subject(s) - medicine , constipation , vomiting , abdominal pain , anastomosis , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , cecum , encephalopathy , surgery , gastroenterology , cancer
A 26-year-old lactating mother presented with a 3-week history of abdominal pain, constipation, and vomiting. She denied any history of alcohol abuse or other gastrointestinal problems. Contrast-enhanced CT identified a small-bowel obstruction caused by a cecum cancer (Fig. 1A). Therefore, she underwent right hemicolectomy and ileocolic anastomosis. Post-operatively, she gradually developed drowsiness, fainting, and a rapid heart rate at 130 bpm. However, blood tests were all normal.