[Intestinal damage by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs].
BACKGROUND
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) are the most widely prescribed medication in the world, with a high complication rate including gastrointestinal damage.


OBJECTIVE
To present two clinical cases of intestinal damage associated to the chronic ingestion of NSAIDs.


METHODS
A clinical case with inflammatory bowel disease and jejunum enteropathy and another case associated with clinical symptoms of digestive hemorrhage and endoscopic demostration of ulcers in the right colon.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with previous ingestion of NSAIDs presenting diarrhea, gastrointestinal bleeding, malnutrition or anemia need to discard intestinal damage.
Rocha Ramírez
José Luis
JL
Servicio de Cirugía de Colon y Recto, Hospital de Especialidades CMN Siglo XXI IMSS, Av. Cuauhtémoc No. 330, Col. Doctores, C.P. 06700, México, DF. rochajlrr@hotmail.com
Parrado Montaño
Javier Walter
JW
Rojas Illanes
Moisés
M
Sierra Montenegro
Ernesto
E
Soto Quirino
René
R
Manuel Rivero
José
J
D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008875:Middle Aged
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal