title: A case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis following argon plasma coagulation for angiodysplasias in the colon.
abstract: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most common infection in liver cirrhosis patients, and is not a result of surgery or intra abdominal infection. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is an endoscopic procedure used with a high-frequency electrical current for control of bleeding from gastrointestinal vascular ectasias including angiodysplasia and gastric antral vascular ectasia. This procedure is known to be safe because it uses a noncontact method. Therefore, tissue injury is minimal and up to two to three millimeters. However, we experienced a case of SBP occurring immediately after performance of APC for control of severe bleeding from angiodysplasia in the colon in a patient with liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, 9 Mareunnae-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-032, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Soo Hyung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Kyoung Sik
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Won Jae
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Jin Nam
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: You Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong Seop
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Moon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D057908:Argon Plasma Coagulation; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents