Severe hyperkalemia following ileostomy not colostomy in a patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis

In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the intestinal tract may assume an accessory potassium (K + ) excretory role in the face of declining renal excretory function. Here, we report the case of a patient with ESRD who developed severe hyperkalemia following ileostomy not colostomy. A 6△-year-old woman undergoing hemodialysis began developing severe hyperkalemia after ileostomy. Previously, she had successfully undergone resection and colostomy of the transverse colon. The pre-dialysis serum K + level was normal. Our present