Beta
365505

Megacolon associated with the chronic use of antipsychotic medication

Article

Last updated: 21 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Introduction: Constipation is a common problem among patients who are taking antipsychotic medication, there is a
strong association between the use of risperidone and megacolon but the exact mechanism behind this has not established yet.
Case Report: We present a case of megacolon associated with the long-term use of antipsychotic medication, this patient
needs surgical intervention to resolve the problem.
Discussion/Conclusion: Constipation and related complications represent a problem among psychotic patients who are
taking antipsychotic medications, especially the older groups, more studies are needed to identify the exact relation that
could be related to the disease itself or the use of a specific kind of medicine.

DOI

10.21608/EJSUR.2024.357147

Keywords

Antipsychotic drugs, Case Report, megacolon, Psychosis, risperidone

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Soliman

MiddleName

B.

Affiliation

Department of General Surgery, Al Mouwasat Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Al-Shubaki

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of General Surgery, Al Mouwasat Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

43

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

48897

Issue Date

2024-07-01

Receive Date

2024-07-07

Publish Date

2024-07-01

Page Start

1,123

Page End

1,126

Print ISSN

1110-1121

Online ISSN

1687-7624

Link

https://ejsur.journals.ekb.eg/article_365505.html

Detail API

https://ejsur.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=365505

Order

365,505

Type

Case Report

Type Code

3,096

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

The Egyptian Journal of Surgery

Publication Link

https://ejsur.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Megacolon associated with the chronic use of antipsychotic medication

Details

Type

Article

Created At

21 Dec 2024