Open AccessLower gastrointestinal bleeding: Association with Sevelamer use
Author(s) -
Pankaj Madan,
Suverta Bhayana,
Prakash Chandra,
John I. Hughes
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.2615
Subject(s) - medicine , lower gastrointestinal bleeding , gastrointestinal bleeding , constipation , sevelamer , impaction , gastroenterology , fecal impaction , surgery , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , hyperphosphatemia , cancer , calcium
Stercoral ulceration results from impaction of hard fecal mass on the colonic wall and is a relatively unknown cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. In this report, we describe a case of lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to stercoral ulceration resulting from Sevelamer, a drug which is commonly associated with constipation.