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Case Reports
. 2008 Apr 28;14(16):2615-6.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2615.

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding: association with Sevelamer use

Pankaj Madan, Suverta Bhayana, Prakash Chandra, John I Hughes
Case Reports

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding: association with Sevelamer use

Pankaj Madan et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Stercoral ulceration results from impaction of hard fecal mass on the colonic wall and is a relatively unknown cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. In this report, we describe a case of lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to stercoral ulceration resulting from Sevelamer, a drug which is commonly associated with constipation.

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Stercoral ulcers in the rectum.
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