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 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.
Lin
Hsin-Chi
HC
Emergency Department, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111, Taiwan.
Wang
Ruei-Fang
RF
Chen
Chien-Chih
CC
Wang
Tzong-Luen
TL
Chong
Chee-Fah
CF
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012598:Sclerosis