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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2008; 14(16): 2615-2616
Published online Apr 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2615
Published online Apr 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2615
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding: Association with Sevelamer use
Pankaj Madan, Suverta Bhayana, Prakash Chandra, John I Hughes, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77089, United States
Author contributions: Madan P saw the patient and wrote the first draft; Chandra P and Bhayana S revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; Hughes JI did endoscopy on the patient, provided us with pictures and revised the manuscript for important intellectual content.
Correspondence to: Pankaj Madan, MD, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 11947, Keystone Spring Way, Houston, TX 77089, United States. madan@bcm.edu
Telephone: +1-281-4811875
Received: November 3, 2007
Revised: January 26, 2008
Published online: April 28, 2008
Revised: January 26, 2008
Published online: April 28, 2008
Abstract
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.