title: Radio-opaque fecal impaction and pseudo-occlusion in a dialyzed patient taking lanthanum carbonate.
abstract: Lanthanum therapy is an efficient therapy of hyperphosphoremia by chelating phosphore in the digestive tract. Lanthanum is a silvery white metallic element that belongs to group 3 of the periodic table. This drug is lightly absorbed and has low water solubility. It should be borne in mind that abdominal X-rays of patients taking lanthanum carbonate may have a radio-opaque appearance typical of imaging agents. This characteristic is suggested to confirm adherence of the patient by doing an abdominal X-ray. We describe in our case a particular good compliant patient with slow digestive transit, which ends by pseudo-occlusion.
authors: Colmar Civil Hospital, Nephrology and Dialysis department, Colmar, France. clotilde-muller@hotmail.fr
authors: Clotilde
authors: C
authors: Muller
authors: Sandrine
authors: S
authors: Muller
authors: Aicha
authors: A
authors: Sissoko
authors: Alexandre
authors: A
authors: Klein
authors: Bernadette
authors: B
authors: Faller
authors: Francois
authors: F
authors: Chantrel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: C119467:lanthanum carbonate; D007811:Lanthanum