title: [Heart block caused by hyperkalemia as a complication of ureteroileostomy].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital de Figueres.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuxart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sans
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Domingo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vesa
mesh_terms: 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*