A Case of Anastomotic Ulcer Caused by Calcium Polystyrene Sulfonate after Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

• Published in: Nippon Shokaki Geka Gakkai zasshi Vol. 53; no. 12; pp. 985 - 991
• Main Authors: Ueda, Ryuta, Kon, Hirofumi, Wakui, Yosuke, Sakata, Toshihiro, Kuraya, Daisuke, Takeda, Keisa, Koike, Masahiko, Suzuki, Akira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery 01.12.2020
• Subjects: anastomosis ulcer; calcium polystyrene sulfonate; dialysis patient

The patient was a 63-year-old male who had been on hemodialysis for 19 years because of end-stage renal failure due to diabetic nephropathy and who had been taking oral calcium polystyrene sulfonate (CPS) as a treatment for hyperkalemia. Previously, he underwent detailed tests for progressive anemia...