title: Ascites complicating unilateral nephrectomy and peritoneal dialysis catheter implantation in a patient with massive polycystic kidney and liver disease.
abstract: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a well-established therapeutic option for patients with polycystic kidney disease. However, in patients with massive polycystic kidney and liver disease, subclinical hepatic venous outflow obstruction may elicit the appearance of ascites after implantation of a peritoneal catheter. The case of a patient who developed ascites after implantation of a PD catheter and further lowering of abdominal pressure after unilateral nephrectomy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Nefrologia e Transplantação Renal, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal. edealmeida@mail.telepac.pt
authors.forename: Edgar A F
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Catarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Cristina Pinto
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: de Abreu
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maio
authors.forename: António Gomes
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: da Costa
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors