Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
OBJECTIVE
To assess complications of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in uremic patients with and without clinical symptoms by CT peritoneography.


METHODS
A total of 64 patients with end-stage renal disease and on continuous CAPD were investigated. Twenty-eight had some clinical symptoms, which might be related to the complications of CAPD. Thirty-six patients had no complaints or symptoms due to the dialysis treatment.


RESULTS
CT peritoneography revealed various complications including hernias (50%), dialysate leakage (46%), localized fluid collection (4%) and peritoneal adhesions (4%) in the patients who had clinical symptoms that might be related to the dialysis treatment. Moreover, similar complications were found in the asymptomatic patients at a lower rate: hernia (3%), dialysate leakage (17%), peritoneal adhesions (3%) and abdominal wall laxity (3%). Complication detection rate by CT peritoneography was 68% (n=19) in the symptomatic patients and 22% (n=8) in the asymptomatic patients. The number of complications found in each group was significant.


CONCLUSIONS
CT peritoneography was an effective modality in detecting complications from CAPD in patients with and without clinical symptoms.
Karahan
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Department of Radiology, University Hospital, University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey.
Taşkapan
H
H
Tokgöz
B
B
Coşkun
A
A
Utaş
C
C
Güleç
M
M
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed