Renal failure due to rectal neoplastic polyp: McKittrick–Wheelock syndrome—a case report

Renal failure due to rectal neoplastic polyp: McKittrick–Wheelock syndrome—a case report

Abstract Background McKittrick–Wheelock syndrome is an uncommon and severe disorder caused by large hypersecretory tumors located in the distal colorectal area. Excessive secretion from adenomas is an unusual clinical manifestation that leads to severe electrolyte and fluid depletion, subsequently r...

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Main Authors: Ivan Valentinov Dimitrov, Theophil Angelov Sedloev, Ivan Petrov Vasilev, Slavyana Slavcheva Usheva, Yavor Asenov Nikolov, Nikolay Metodiev Penkov, Plamen Ivanov Penchev, Maria-Elena Boyadzhieva, Georgi Chavdarov Jelev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Case report
Colorectal surgery
Rectal polyp
Villous adenoma
Colorectal neoplasm
Renal failure
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-05013-0
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