Colitis isquémica inducida por cocaína: Caso clínico

• Camilo Boza W ^[1] ; Bruno Dagnino U ; Ana María Garrido L ; Osvaldo Llanos L
  1. [1] Departamento de Cirugía Digestiva
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 130, Nº. 6, 2002, págs. 667-670
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Ischemic colitis caused by cocaine abuse: Report of one case
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  • We report a 29 years old male, with a history of cocaine abuse and excessive alcohol intake, who was admitted to the hospital with an acute peritonitis. The patient was operated and multiple perforations of the cecum were found. A right hemicolectomy was performed and the pathological study of the surgical piece showed an ischemic colitis. A literature review reveals 22 reported cases of ischemic colitis associated to cocaine abuse (Rev Méd Chile 2002; 130: 667-670).