Herbal enema: At the cost of colon

Various colonic side-effects of herbal enema have been reported in literature ranging from mild abdominal discomfort to self-limiting haemorrhagic colitis. It rarely requires blood transfusion or subtotal colectomy. We report a 57-year-old male patient developing severe ileo-colitis with persistent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Prasad, Parmanand, Tantia, Om, Patle, Nirmal M, Mukherjee, Jayanta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Unusual Cases
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3401717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22837601
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.97601
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Sumario:Various colonic side-effects of herbal enema have been reported in literature ranging from mild abdominal discomfort to self-limiting haemorrhagic colitis. It rarely requires blood transfusion or subtotal colectomy. We report a 57-year-old male patient developing severe ileo-colitis with persistent massive rectal bleeding immediately after herbal enema administration for the treatment of chronic constipation and was resistant to conservative management. Patient was managed successfully with emergency total laparoscopic colectomy. Post-operative recovery of the patient was excellent.

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