Investigation of the clinical significance and pathological features of lanthanum deposition in the gastric mucosa

There are often specific endoscopic findings caused by deposition of lanthanum (La) in the gastric mucosa of patients taking lanthanum carbonate (LaC), a novel phosphate binder for patients on hemodialysis. We...

Source: BMC Gastroenterology - November 23, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Shinya Nishida, Kazuhiro Ota, Kimiaki Hattori, Taro Iwatsubo, Shimpei Kawaguchi, Yuichi Kojima, Toshihisa Takeuchi, Tamaki Maeda, Masahiro Sakaguchi and Kazuhide Higuchi Tags: Research article Source Type: research