A CASE OF ASPIRIN-INDUCED COLONIC ULCER WITH SEVERE STENOSIS

Abstract

A 69-year-old male with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing hemodialysis (HD) presented with melena. He had a history of cerebral infarction and was taking low-dose aspirin. Lower gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed stenosis in the transverse colon, which was diagnosed as colonic stenosis associated with a colonic ulcer induced by aspirin use. The stricture was treated by endoscopic balloon dilatation. Herein, we report a case of a colonic stenosis due to an ulcer induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use.