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Isolated Lesser Sac Infection: An Uncommon Cause of Abdominal Pain in Capd Patients
- Source :
- Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis. 30:493-495
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2010.
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Abstract
- Peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is characterized by abdominal pain and dialysate leukocytosis. Abdominal abscesses have been reported in PD patients with relapsing peritonitis. We report here 3 cases of lesser sac infection in PD patients who had severe abdominal pain but not generalized or diffuse peritonitis.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
030232 urology & nephrology
Abdominal Abscess
Peritonitis
General Medicine
Lesser sac
medicine.disease
Surgery
Peritoneal dialysis
03 medical and health sciences
Peritoneal cavity
0302 clinical medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
Nephrology
Laparotomy
medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Leukocytosis
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17184304 and 08968608
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........4ac340f273be62f0ae4faa1addf5901f