Abstract
Two patients with delayed laceration of intestinal wall by long-standing Tenckhoff peritoneal catheter for continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) are described. The laceration was due to the formation of a decubitus ulcer by prolonged pressure of the catheter on the intestinal wall. If not treated surgically, this may cause perforation with fecal peritonitis and intestinal obstruction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 25-26 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Peritoneal Dialysis International |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |