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Online edition:ISSN 2434-3404

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SPONTANEOUS PERFORATION OF THE SIGMOID IN CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

Spontaneous perforation of the sigmoid was found in association with chronic renal failure. A review of the literature disclosed that the spontaneous perforation is a rare occurrence. Its association with renal failure seems to be furthermore rare, but recently it is gaining a clinical attention. The constipation is a common complication in patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis. Those previously reported cases and ours suggest that the longstanding constipation is somehow responsible for the perforation of the colon.

Author
Hirokawa M, et al
Volume
6
Issue
3.4
Pages
153-157
DOI
10.11482/KMJ-E6(3.4)153

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