| Literature DB >> 31088934 |
Ashna Wadhawan1, Ramesh Saxena2.
Abstract
We herewith report 2 unusual cases of spontaneous peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter fracture in intramural and intra-abdominal segments, respectively, in PD patients with long vintage. There were no associated infections or mechanical trauma. The patients presented with PD catheter outflow failure. Both the patients had their catheter replaced and resumed PD without any further issues. Probable causes and comparison with the reported cases are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Peritoneal dialysis complications; catheter fracture; intra-abdominal rupture; intramural rupture; long duration dialysis; mechanical catheter complications; spontaneous catheter rupture
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Year: 2019 PMID： 31088934 DOI： 10.3747/pdi.2018.00200
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Perit Dial Int ISSN： 0896-8608 Impact factor: 1.756