Sclerotic thickening of the peritoneal membrane in maintenance peritoneal dialysis patients.

Autor: Gandhi VC, Humayun HM, Ing TS, Daugirdas JT, Jablokow VR, Iwatsuki S, Geis WP, Hano JE
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of internal medicine [Arch Intern Med] 1980 Sep; Vol. 140 (9), pp. 1201-3.
Abstrakt: Five patients receiving maintenance peritoneal dialysis (duration, three months to four years) required surgical exploration of the abdomen for various reasons. Four had a prior history of bacterial peritonitis, and four of aseptic peritonitis. At laparotomy, the peritoneal membrane was found to be markedly thickened and sclerotic in all patients, and loops of bowel were bound together in a dense, opaque casing. On microscopic examination, an increase in fibroconnective tissue in the peritoneum was observed.
Databáze: MEDLINE