Refractory peritonitis by spontaneous perforation of the common bile duct in a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis

Abstract Background Patients with end-stage renal disease are in an immune-compromised state, with infection being the most common cause of mortality among those undergoing dialysis. Case presentation A 73-year-old woman who had received 6 months of peritoneal dialysis (PD) presented with peritoneal...

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Main Authors: Manabu Hayata, Junji Yamashita, Kentaro Tokunaga, Masashi Ejima, Katsuyuki Sagishima, Shigeki Nakagawa, Daisuke Hashimoto, Hideo Baba, Kosuke Maruyama, Yu Kohrogi, Teruhiko Mizumoto, Masashi Mukoyama, Hidenobu Kamohara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-017-0132-9