title: Fecal incontinence secondary to CAPD.
abstract: A 74-year-old patient who has developed fecal incontinence following continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is presented. Incontinence was caused by elevated intra-abdominal pressure during peritoneal dialysis, which correlated with the volume of dialysate and position of the patient. The lowest pressure was found in the recumbent position. A change of dialysis schedule to continuous cycler peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) with "dry day" resulted in a disappearance of the symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery-A, The E. Wolfson Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, The Tel-Aviv University, Holon, Israel. vera1990@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sorin
authors.forename: Yishay
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ron
authors.forename: Shmuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smetana
authors.forename: Yona
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Avni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D010388:Pelvis; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011788:Quality of Life