Nicorandil-induced ulceration complicating a novel treatment of a peristomal tubovillous adenoma.

Nicorandil, a potassium-channel activator that is used in the treatment of ischaemic heart disease, has been known to cause debilitating peristomal ulceration (Skellett et al, 2009). In this paper, Sudarsanam Raman, Yetunde Fadipe, Yvette Perston and Sharad Karandikar describe an unusual case in whi...

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Published in:Gastrointestinal Nursing Vol. 10; no. 8; pp. 46 - 49
Main Authors: Raman, Sudarsanam, Fadipe, Yetunde, Perston, Yvette, Karandikar, Sharad
Format: case study pictorial Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Holdings Limited Oct2012
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