The cause and the treatment for peritoneal dialysis patients with hemoperitoneum / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Hemoperitoneum is not uncommon in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD)be-cause the PD catheter provides a window to the peritoneum.Gynecological associated phenomena account for the majority of cases.Intra-abdominal pathology of solid organs such as the kidney,liver,and spleen as well as the gastrointestinal tract is recognized.Unique to PD patients,hemoperitoneum may be associated with the catheter itself,uremic bleeding,or peritonitis.The choice of treatment depends largely on the cau-ses of hemorrhage.This paper reviews hemoperitoneum in adult PD patients.