Whole bowel irrigation during pregnancy.
Whole bowel irrigation is a routine colonoscopic preparatory procedure. It has been advocated as a method of cleansing the alimentary canal of poisons after acute overdose. Its use during pregnancy has not been described for either indication. We report a case of an iron overdose during the third trimester treated with whole bowel irrigation without complication.
Van Ameyde
K J
KJ
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Tenenbein
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D003676:Deferoxamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004064:Digestive System; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000506:poisoning*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
D007501:Iron; D003676:Deferoxamine