2005
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-005-0195-5
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Enterocolitis Associated With Cocaine Use

Abstract: Cocaine-associated enterocolitis usually presents within three days of cocaine use. Inflammatory or ischemic changes are most common in the proximal colon. The majority of patients will recover with nonoperative therapy; however, those who develop peritonitis and undergo laparotomy have a 50 percent mortality.

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“…[1,2] In these case series and other retrospective reviews, cocaine-associated gastrointestinal injury involved the colon, the juxtapyloric region of the stomach, and proximal duodenum of the small intestine. [3][4][5] …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
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“…[1,2] In these case series and other retrospective reviews, cocaine-associated gastrointestinal injury involved the colon, the juxtapyloric region of the stomach, and proximal duodenum of the small intestine. [3][4][5] …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…An additional 3 cases were reported by Ellis et al; [2] however, the outcomes of these cases were not defi ned.…”
Section: Case Reportmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…In people, cocaine-mediated vasoconstriction has been reported to cause intestinal ischemia with perforation and peritonitis in severe cases. 30 No signs consistent with peritonitis were seen in this patient population, and all dogs were improving by the time of discharge.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…El compromiso intestinal es segmentario, afectando a pequeños vasos, y con un amplio rango de gravedad clínica e histológica, lo que motiva distintas pautas de tratamiento. En la actualidad hay menos de una treintena de publicaciones en la literatura mundial de isquemia de colon inducida por cocaína y en tan sólo el 20% de ellos se ha efectuado un tratamiento conservador 2,10-12 , a excepción de una reciente revisión de 18 pacientes de los que 14 no fueron operados 13 . Aunque se ha evidenciado que la edad avanzada y la hipertensión se asocian a formas gangrenosas de isquemia cólica 14 , también las inducidas por cocaína pueden producir una isquemia intestinal irreversible, ya que en una revisión, más del 50% de los casos requirieron resección intestinal, si bien sólo fallecieron el 14%, un porcentaje menor al habitual en el contexto general de las colitis isquémicas 15 .…”
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