title: A case of perforative peritonitis caused by a piece of bamboo in a patient on peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: We report a case of peritonitis resulting from colon perforation caused by ingestion of a rare foreign body in a patient on peritoneal dialysis (PD). A 72-year-old woman on PD was hospitalized with abdominal pain and cloudy PD fluid (PDF). Although conventional antibiotic therapy was started because of a diagnosis of infectious peritonitis, low-grade fever, abdominal pain and a high number of white blood cells in PDF persisted. On day 3, anaerobic bacteria were recognized on bacterial culture of PDF, suggesting a gastrointestinal etiology. During exploratory laparotomy, sigmoidal perforation by a piece of bamboo, probably resulting from ingestion of contaminated food, was found.
authors: Renal Replacement Therapy, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors: Yasuhiro
authors: Y
authors: Suzuki
authors: Masashi
authors: M
authors: Mizuno
authors: Ryoko
authors: R
authors: Nakashima
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Hiramatsu
authors: Susumu
authors: S
authors: Toda
authors: Waichi
authors: W
authors: Sato
authors: Naotake
authors: N
authors: Tsuboi
authors: Isao
authors: I
authors: Ito
authors: Shoichi
authors: S
authors: Maruyama
authors: Enyu
authors: E
authors: Imai
authors: Seiichi
authors: S
authors: Matsuo
authors: Yasuhiko
authors: Y
authors: Ito
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000293:injuries* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D031787:Sasa / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents