Introduction. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced colopathy is an uncommon condition associated with the long-term use of enteric-coated and slow-release nonsteroidal drugs. This paper presents a case showing no symptoms or signs, discovered by positive immunochemical faecal occult blood test. Case report. Performed within framework National Program for Screening Colorectal Cancer, test...

A 79-year-old female patient with coxarthrosis and gonarthrosis had been taking Diclofenac for 10 years. She reported asthenia, abdominal pain in the le upper quadrant and two self-limited episodes of hematochezia in the ve previous months. She had microcytic, hypochromic, sideropenic anemia (hemoglobin: 9.0 g/dL) in spite of several previous packed red blood cells transfusions. Upper endoscopy...

The portal hypertensive syndrome is responsible for many of the manifestations of advanced, decompensated l iver disease. Some of these complications are a direct consequence of portal hypertension: gastrointestinal bleeding result ing from ruptured gastroesophageal varices, PHG, and colopathy; hyperkinetic syndrome; hypersplenism; and an increased systemic availabil i ty of drugs and endogenou...

A 56-year-old woman with a history of sciatica, who had been taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for one year complained of abdominal fullness, rectal bleeding, and decreased stool caliber for the past six months. An endoscope could not be extended beyond a stenosed region within the descending colon. This narrowed area appeared suggestive of a diaphragm-like stricture and was ...