Thoracic complications of peritoneal dialysis.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Approximately 20% of the 100,000 patients in the United States currently undergoing dialysis therapy for end-stage renal disease use the technique of peritoneal dialysis. We present a patient on peritoneal dialysis who developed a large posterior mediastinal mass, which on surgical exploration was found to be a paraesophageal hernia sac filled with omentum and dialysis fluid. We use this case as an introduction to review the thoracic complications of peritoneal dialysis.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Hughes, GC; Ketchersid, TL; Lenzen, JM; Lowe, JE
Published Date
- May 1999
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 67 / 5
Start / End Page
- 1518 - 1522
PubMed ID
- 10355457
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0003-4975
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00178-2
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Netherlands