Year 2021 / Volume 113 / Number 12
Letter
Wernicke encephalopathy following advanced caecum cancer

856-857

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2021.8343/2021

Qiang Li, Fengping Wang, Liang Cheng, Ling Chen, Zehui Wu,

Abstract
A 26-year-old lactating mother presented with a 3-week history of abdominal pain, constipation, and vomiting. She denied any history of alcohol abuse or other gastrointestinal problems. Contrast-enhanced CT identified a small-bowel obstruction caused by a cecum cancer (Fig. 1A). Therefore, she underwent right hemicolectomy and ileocolic anastomosis. Post-operatively, she gradually developed drowsiness, fainting, and a rapid heart rate at 130 bpm. However, blood tests were all normal.
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Received: 14/09/2021

Accepted: 15/09/2021

Online First: 20/09/2021

Published: 09/12/2021

Article Online First time: 6 days

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