Author/Editor		Vujkovac, Bojan; Lavre, Janez; Šabovič, Mišo
Title		Successful treatment of bleeding from colonic angiodysplasias with tranexamic acid in a hemodialysis patient
Type		članek
Source		Am J Kidney Dis
Vol. and No.		Letnik 31, št. 3
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 536-8
Language		eng
Abstract		Colonic angiodysplasias are a common source of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). It is well known that bleeding from angiodysplasias can be a difficult therapeutic problem. This report describes a hemodialysis patient who suffered acute (massive) and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding from colonic angiodysplasias. Because endoscopic ablation could not be performed and resection of the colon was refused, pharmacological treatment with the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid was attempted. A successful management of both the acute and chronic bleeding was achieved. No complications in terms of arterial or venous thrombosis were observed.
Descriptors		ANGIODYSPLASIA ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS COLONIC DISEASES GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE TRANEXAMIC ACID MIDDLE AGE KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC HEMODIALYSIS