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Cocaine-induced mesenteric ischaemia.

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  • 1Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital Cruz Roja de L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, University of Barcelona, Spain.

Digestive Surgery
|January 13, 2001
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Cocaine abuse can cause serious intestinal damage, including bowel infarction, in young individuals. Mesenteric ischemia is a critical diagnosis to consider in cocaine users presenting with abdominal pain.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Toxicology
  • Vascular Surgery

Background:

  • Intravenous cocaine abuse is associated with severe systemic complications.
  • Vascular complications of cocaine use are increasingly recognized.
  • Intestinal ischemia is a rare but serious consequence of cocaine abuse.

Observation:

  • A 33-year-old man presented with distal ileum infarction following intravenous cocaine abuse.
  • The patient required surgical resection of gangrenous bowel segment.
  • He also experienced cocaine-induced rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure.

Findings:

  • This case adds to the 19 previously reported instances of cocaine-related intestinal ischemia.
  • The patient, like most in the literature, was young with no history of atherosclerosis.

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  • Cocaine use can lead to mesenteric ischemia, even in the absence of traditional risk factors.

    • Implications:

    • Mesenteric ischemia should be included in the differential diagnosis for acute or chronic abdominal pain in cocaine consumers.
    • Early recognition and intervention are crucial for managing intestinal complications in this patient population.
    • Understanding the vascular effects of cocaine is vital for clinicians managing patients with substance use disorders.