An emerging and devastating acute abdomen in a patient under peritoneal dialysis: encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis
,,,,
To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect.
Fig. 1
A standing abdominal plain film showing multiple linear calcifications and air-fluid levels.
Fig. 2
An enhanced abdominal CT showing calcifications along some of the small bowel loops, mesentery and peritoneal membrane, submucosal edema.
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 [1]. We report a case of EPS presented with blood-tinged effluents and abdominal pain.
To access this article, please choose from the options below
Purchase access to this article
Claim Access
If you are a current subscriber with Society Membership or an Account Number, claim your access now.
Subscribe to this title
Purchase a subscription to gain access to this and all other articles in this journal.
Institutional Access
Visit ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.
© 2008 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
