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The gastrointestinal tract in uremia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8425438     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Gastrointestinal mucosal abnormalities ranging from edema to ulceration occur in two thirds of patients dying of uremia. Early studies suggested that uremic patients on maintenance dialysis treatment were at increased risk of peptic ulceration but more recent data indicate that this is not so. Other gastrointestinal problems reported for uremic subjects on maintenance dialysis treatment include bleeding from telangiectatic lesions, constipation, mucosal deposition of amyloid and acute pancreatitis. Nausea and vomiting are common in the uremic patient but gastric emptying studies have yielded conflicting results. Patients undergoing renal transplantation are at increased risk of development of esophagitis, complicated peptic ulcer, intestinal ulceration, and perforation as well as acute pancreatitis.
Authors:
J Y Kang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Digestive diseases and sciences     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0163-2116     ISO Abbreviation:  Dig. Dis. Sci.     Publication Date:  1993 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-03-03     Completed Date:  1993-03-03     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7902782     Medline TA:  Dig Dis Sci     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  257-68     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Digestive System / physiopathology*
Hemolysis
Humans
Kidney Failure, Acute / physiopathology,  therapy
Kidney Failure, Chronic / physiopathology,  therapy
Kidney Transplantation / physiology
Uremia / physiopathology*,  therapy

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