[Heart block caused by hyperkalemia as a complication of ureteroileostomy].
Report case of a patient who, after an ureteroileostomy, developed complete atrioventricular block secondary to severe hyperkaliemia, a condition for which no references have been found in the literature. Special mention is made of the mechanisms which trigger the electrolytic changes in these by-pass techniques.
Cuxart
M
M
Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital de Figueres.
Matas
M
M
Sans
R
R
Domingo
R
R
Vesa
J
J
D000368:Aged; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000150:complications*; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D014519:Ureterostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*