Bowel perforation by a peritoneal dialysis catheter: report of two cases.

Maki FujiwaraTakeshi SodaTakuya OkadaHiroshi KanamaruTakahiro InoueOsamu Ogawa

Published in: BMC nephrology (2017)

We reported two cases of a rare complication of PD catheter. The SMAP method, PWAT, enlarged kidneys and migration of the lower cuff may be risk factors of bowel perforation of a PD catheter.

Keyphrases

peritoneal dialysis
end stage renal disease
risk factors
ultrasound guided
chronic kidney disease