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Does uremic enterocolitis exist?
R. WanitschkeO. KernHelmut E. GabbertR. WagnerP. Höhnsubject
EnterocolitisPathologymedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentPseudomembranous colitismedicine.diseaseIntestinal absorptionNephrectomyUremiaIntestinal mucosamedicinemedicine.symptombusinessHuman PathologyPathologicaldescription
In rats a severe but compensated chronic renal insufficiency was induced by stepwise 9/10 nephrectomy. Despite this severe chronic renal insufficiency we observed no relevant pathological changes in the intestinal mucosa. In particular, we found no evidence of mucosal erosions, ulceration or pseudomembranous colitis, findings which are traditionally thought to be characteristic of the uremic state. This was also true of those animals dying prematurely from uremia. Thus serious doubts arise about the existence of “uremic enterocolitis”, doubts which also proved justified after a critical review of the literature on human pathology.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-12-01 | Virchows Archiv B Cell Pathology Including Molecular Pathology |