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Drug related colonic perforation: Case report
Perforación colónica secundaria a polifarmacia: reporte de caso
Edgar Núñez-García
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edgar.nunez.g@gmail.com

Corresponding author at: Centro Médico ABC, Observatorio Sur 136 No. 116, Col.: Las Américas, C.P. 01120, México D.F., Mexico. Tel.: +52 (55) 5230 8000; fax: +52 (55) 5230 8123.
, Luis César Valencia-García, Ricardo Sordo-Mejía, Daniel Kajomovitz-Bialostozky, Alberto Chousleb-Kalach
Servicio de Cirugía General, Centro Médico ABC, México, D.F., Mexico
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nifedipine&#44; procainamide&#44; tricyclic antidepressants&#44; amphetamines&#44; barbiturates&#44; chlonidine&#44; dicumarol and verapamil&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0045"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a></p><p id="par0020" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The clinical spectrum of drug-related colonic toxicity varies between&#58; constipation&#44; pseudo-obstruction&#44; ischaemia and necrosis&#46; Clinical suspicion of this disorder is important&#44; as timely discontinuation of the drugs can prevent complications which result in a high morbimortality rate&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0045"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1&#44;2</span></a> Initially the treatment guideline is conservative&#44; colonic decompression can be effective although it carries with it a risk of perforation&#46; Surgical treatment is reserved to cases presenting possible complications such as necrosis or perforation&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0010" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0070">Objective</span><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">To present a review of the subject and the case of a female patient with polypharmacy&#44; 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dyslipidaemia treated with atorvastatin 10<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;daily&#46; In addition&#44; the patient was taking quetiapine 300<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;daily&#44; levetiracetam 500<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;bid&#44; desvenlafaxine 50<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;day&#44; piracetam and raloxifene 60<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;day for depression&#46; She had no history of abdominal surgery&#59; she only reported resection of a melanoma on her buttock&#44; reduction mammoplasty&#44; rhytidectomy and resection of an unspecified retro-orbital tumour&#46;</p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">On admission the patient was&#44; dehydrated&#44; tachycardic with a heart rate of 100<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>bpm&#44; low-grade fever&#44; distended&#44; tympanic abdomen&#44; tender on palpation&#44; no peristalsis&#44; no rebound or muscle stiffness&#46; The laboratory tests on admission showed&#58; leucopoenia 4000&#44; creatinine 1&#46;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;dl&#44; procalcitonin 60&#46;25<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;ml and C-reactive protein 41<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;l&#46; Abdominal X-rays were requested which showed an increase in the calibre of the ascending and transverse colon&#44; and areas of pneumatosis were observed in the ascending colon&#44; and free intraabdominal fluid &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>&#41;&#44; and therefore tomography of the abdomen and pelvis were requested&#44; which corroborated distension of the ascending and transverse colon with images compatible with pneumatosis&#44; associated with free air bubbles in close proximity to the colon &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Figs&#46; 2 and 3</a>&#41;&#46; Due to these findings it was decided to undertake an exploratory laparotomy&#44; where purulent free fluid was found&#44; dilated colon loops and necrosis of the caecum&#44; ascending and transverse colon with micro perforation of the transverse colon &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#fig0015">Figs&#46; 4 and 5</a>&#41;&#46; A resection was performed of the terminal ileum&#44; ascending&#44; transverse and descending colon with mechanical ileo-sigmoid anastomosis&#44; with thorough lavage of the cavity&#46; There were no surgical complications in the transoperative period&#44; and the patient went to intensive care due to haemodynamic instability&#46; In the postoperative period the patient had signs of systemic inflammatory response&#44; and was prescribed meropenem and ketoconazol&#44; as well as mechanical ventilation and hydric resuscitation&#46; Mechanical ventilation was withdrawn on the fifth post-operative day&#44; and the patient&#39;s haemodynamic status remained stable without the need for vasopressors&#46; The patient remained in intermediate therapy and evolved well&#46; On the eighth post-operative day she had a bowel movement&#44; and started an oral diet&#44; which she tolerated well&#46; The patient was discharged without complications 11 days after surgery&#44; tolerating an oral diet&#44; and presenting adequate gastro-intestinal function&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0010"></elsevierMultimedia><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0015"></elsevierMultimedia><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0020"></elsevierMultimedia></span><span id="sec0020" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0080">Discussion</span><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction is a clinical syndrome which&#44; by definition&#44; implies massive dilatation of the large intestine&#44; with no mechanical obstruction&#59; the disorder is also known as Ogilvie syndrome&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0045"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> It is always secondary to underlying diseases such as infectious&#44; cardiac&#44; neurological or drug-related processes&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> as in the case we present in this article&#44; in whom the only identified factor was the use of drugs which reduced colonic motility such as nifedipine&#44; which relaxes smooth muscle by blocking the calcium channels&#44; antidepressants with anticolinergic effect which also inhibit intestinal motility&#44; and which resulted in pseudo-obstruction with massive dilatation of the transverse colon with increased intraluminal pressure&#44; ischaemia and necrosis of the wall and subsequent perforation&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0045"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a></p><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In cases of colonic pseudo-obstruction with no perforation or haemodynamic instability&#44; treatment is conservative&#44; effective in 53&#8211;96&#37; of cases&#44; with a risk of perforation of the colon of less than 2&#46;5&#37;&#44; and mortality from 0&#37; to 14&#37;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> Conservative treatment includes treating underlying disease&#44; discontinuing the drugs causing colonic hypomotility&#44; and correcting hydro-electrolyte abnormalities&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span></a> Neostigmine is used for decompression of the colon&#59; this is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> with efficacy of 64&#8211;91&#37; on the first dose&#44; and in cases of recurrence &#40;30&#37; of cases&#41; a second dose is recommended to increase its effectiveness from 40&#37; to 100&#37;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> If decompression of the colon is achieved&#44; a transrectal tube or decompressive colonoscopy is used to decrease parietal tension&#44; and thus increase blood flow in the wall and promote peristalsis&#44; which is effective in 61&#8211;100&#37; of cases&#46; However&#44; this is not a harmless procedure&#44; as it carries a risk of perforation in 5&#37; and increased mortality&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> Percutaneous or endoscopic caecostomy is used for cases where decompression has not been effective&#44; providing the patient has no signs of perforation or necrosis&#59; this procedure increases the morbidity carried by caecostomy&#44; such as fistula and intestinal leakage&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6&#44;7</span></a></p><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Surgery is reserved for cases with clinical signs suggestive of peritonitis or perforation and laparotomy is recommended&#44; as in the case of our patient who had signs of free air in the cavity without diagnostic confirmation&#46; The procedure to be carried out will depend on intraoperative findings&#44; as well as the haemodynamic status of the patient&#44; and can go from resection with primary anastomosis to defunctionalisation and bypass of the ileum or colon&#46; Laparoscopy is not recommended&#44; as dilatation of the colon reduces the potential space to create a pneumoperitoneum and manoeuvre inside the abdominal cavity&#46;</p><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Surgery&#44; although it is the definitive treatment in many cases&#44; carries with it a 6&#37; morbidity and mortality of up to 30&#37;&#59; these figures depend on the disease causing the colonic ischaemia&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7&#44;8</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0025" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0085">Conclusion</span><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">It is important to take drug interactions into account in patients with multiple diseases&#44; especially in the geriatric population&#44; as they can result in complications with high morbimortality&#44; which can cause intestinal pseudo-obstruction and require surgical treatment which&#44; if detected in time&#44; can be avoided&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0030" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0090">Conflict of interests</span><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors have no conflict of interests to declare&#46;</p></span></span>"
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