Severe hyperkalemia following colon diversion surgery in a patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis: a case report

摘要

IntroductionPotassium (K⁺) homeostasis in healthy subjects is maintained mainly by urinary excretion of K⁺. In patients with end-stage renal disease, the intestinal tract might assume an accessory K⁺ excretory role in the face of declining renal excretory function. Here, we report the case of a patient with end-stage renal disease who developed severe hyperkalemia following colon diversion surgery.