Bowel Perforation with Unused Tenckhoff Catheters

Rambausek, M; Zeier, M; Weinreich, T; Ritz, Eberhard; Rau, Jeffrey F; Pomer, S.

doi:10.1177/089686088900900119

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“…This complication is not extremely rare but, when we consider the large number of patients undergoing renal transplantation, the reported rate of this complication is small and cannot be used to justify routine removal of catheters at the time of transplantation. Intermittent catheter flushing has been recommended, however, to avoid erosion of the catheter tip into the bowel (9).…”

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Capd-Related Peritonitis after Renal Transplantation

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“…However, complications have been reported with prolonged embedding of PD catheters (3,4). In particular, bowel perforation has been noted (5,6), but no reports of uterine perforation have been published.…”

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