Severe ischemic bowel necrosis caused by terlipressin during treatment of hepatorenal syndrome

Severe ischemic bowel necrosis caused by terlipressin during treatment of hepatorenal syndrome

Terlipressin is a vasopressin analogue that is widely used in the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome or variceal bleeding. Because it acts mainly on splanchnic vessels, terlipressin has a lower incidence of severe ischemic complications than does vasopressin. However, it can still lead to serious com...

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Main Authors: Hae Rim Kim, Young Sun Lee, Hyung Joon Yim, Hyun Joo Lee, Ja Young Ryu, Hyun Jung Lee, Eileen L. Yoon, Sun Jae Lee, Jong Jin Hyun, Sung Woo Jung, Ja Seol Koo, Rok Sun Choung, Sang Woo Lee, Jai Hyun Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2013-12-01
Series:Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
Subjects:
Terlipressin
Necrosis
Hepatorenal syndrome
Online Access:http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-19-417.pdf

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