[Chronic colonic pseudo-obstruction secondary to neuroleptics]. / Pseudoobstrucción colónica crónica secundaria a neurolépticos.
Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 24(10): 500-2, 2001 Dec.
Article
in Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11730619
ABSTRACT
Colonic pseudo-obstruction is characterized by non-mechanical chronic colonic dilatation. It is an infrequent entity that can be provoked by multiple causes, among them pharmacological. We present the case of a 74-year-old female psychiatric patient who presented abdominal bloating, diarrhea, intense electrolytic alterations and marked radiographic colonic dilatation after treatment with a neuroleptic (zuclopenthixol decanoate). Organic obstruction and other causes were ruled out and the final diagnosis was chronic colonic pseudo-obstruction secondary to the use of neuroleptics. Cisapride (20 mg/8 h) produced a slight improvement in symptoms but colonic dilatation was permanent.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antipsychotic Agents
/
Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
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Clopenthixol
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Es
Journal:
Gastroenterol Hepatol
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
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