An emerging and devastating acute abdomen in a patient under peritoneal dialysis: encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been applied to patients with end-stage renal disease for more than 2 decades. It should raise physicians' concern about the serious complications of prolonged PD therapy, particularly encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), the most potentially life-threatening o...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2008-02, Vol.26 (2), p.245.e3-245.e4
Main Authors: Lin, Hsin-Chi, MD, Chen, Chien-Chih, MD, MS, Wang, Tzong-Luen, MD, PhD, Chong, Chee-Fah, MD, MS, Wang, Ruei-Fang, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdomen, Acute - etiology
Adult
Dialysis
Effluents
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Family medical history
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Male
Medical instruments
Mortality
Pathology
Peritoneal Cavity - pathology
Peritoneal dialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory - adverse effects
Peritoneal Diseases - diagnosis
Peritoneal Diseases - etiology
Sclerosis
Tomography
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Summary:Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been applied to patients with end-stage renal disease for more than 2 decades. It should raise physicians' concern about the serious complications of prolonged PD therapy, particularly encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), the most potentially life-threatening one. The prevalence and mortality rate of EPS increase as PD duration increases. We report a case of EPS presented with blood-tinged effluents and abdominal pain.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2007.03.034