Small bowel Procardia XL tablet bezoar mimicking cystic pneumatosis intestinalis.
Procardia XL Extended Release Tablets are being used with increasing frequency in the treatment of angina and hypertension. Bezoar formation, secondary to retained insoluble medication shells, is an important but less well-known complication. We report the first case of a small bowel bezoar due to this unique medication system.
Kwon
H Y
HY
Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 800 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
Scott
R L
RL
Mulloy
J P
JP
D000368:Aged; D001630:Bezoars / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D009543:Nifedipine