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Rev. esp. enferm. dig
; 109(8): 597-598, ago. 2017.
Artículo
en Español
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-165166
RESUMEN
No disponible
Asunto(s)
Humanos , Masculino , Anciano , Neoplasias del Colon/complicaciones , Neoplasias del Colon/mortalidad , Adenoma Velloso/patología , Adenoma Velloso/cirugía , Colonoscopía/métodos , Colostomía/instrumentación , Adenoma Velloso/radioterapia , Diarrea/complicaciones , Diarrea/etiología , Deshidratación/complicaciones , Pólipos del Colon/complicaciones , Pólipos del Colon/patología , Pólipos del Colon
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Rev Esp Enferm Dig
; 109(8): 597-598, 2017 Aug.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28625070
RESUMEN
McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome is characterized by extracellular volume depletion and severe fluid and electrolyte imbalance caused by secretory tumors of the rectum, usually villous adenomas. Patients usually present signs of dehydration, hyponatremia, hypokalemia, and prerenal azotemia due to the chronic diarrhea, rich in ions and water. Since this is a potencially lethal entity without treatment, and a very unusual condition, we report a clinical case. Treatment consists in surgical resection of the tumor, although endoscopy polypectomy has also been reported.