McKittrick Wheelock Syndrome Secondary to Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum. Case Report and Diagnostic Considerations

Abstract

Introduction McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome is a rare entity characterized by chronic diarrhea, acute kidney injury, and hydroelectrolytic imbalance associated with a large rectal tumor, frequently a villous adenoma.

Keywords

• Villous adenoma
• watery diarrhea
• acute kidney injury
• rectal cancer