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Severe rectal haemorrhage after treatment for faecal incontinence

Bulking agent injected submucosally is an alternative effective treatment for faecal incontinence in elderly patients who fail conservative measures. Since most elderly patients are on antiplatelet therapy and are sometimes unaware of their medication, this can lead to serious complications.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Taggarshe, Deepa, Visco, Jeffrey J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4150256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25180215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju086