title: Stercoral ulcer as a cause of lower gastrointestinal (LGI) bleeding in chronic hemodialysis patients.
abstract: Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is more common in patients with chronic kidney disease and is associated with higher mortality than in the general population. Stercoral ulceration of the colon is rarely reported in the nephrology literature. We observed 2 cases of stercoral ulcer presenting as lower gastrointestinal (LGI) bleeding in patients on chronic hemodialysis. Both patients were elderly (81 and 75 years, respectively) with a history of constipation. Diagnosis of stercoral ulcer as the cause of lower GI bleeding was made using endoscopic procedures. Stercoral ulcer should be considered in cases of lower GI bleeding in chronic dialysis patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA. fsaeed@illinois.edu
authors.forename: Fahad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: Amandeep
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kousar
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pace
authors.forename: Jean L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Holley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology