Adhesive intestinal obstruction increases the risk of intestinal perforation in peritoneal dialysis patients: a case report
Abstract Background Peritonitis secondary to bowel perforation is a rare and potentially fatal complication in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. However, the early diagnosis of bowel perforation is difficult in PD patients because the initial symptoms and signs of bowel perforation are similar to t...
Main Authors: | Kentaro Fujii, Naoki Washida, Eri Arai, Masashi Tsuruta, Shu Wakino, Hiroshi Itoh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0954-x |
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