Abstract
The laparoscopic placement of a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) catheter is a widely used method in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). The potential complications of this procedure include perforation of intra-abdominal organs, surgical site infection, peritonitis, catheter migration, catheter blockage, port site herniation, and bleeding. In most cases, bleeding is considered to be an early-onset complication because it mostly occurs within the first seven days after surgery. We report a case of a 68-year-old female patient with a previous history of diabetes mellitus, myelodysplastic syndrome, extensive collateral varices, anaemia, and ESRD due to obstructive uropathy caused by retroperitoneal fibrosis, who presented with persistent blood loss after the laparoscopic placement of a CAPD catheter. Duplex ultrasonography showed that the CAPD catheter was transfixing a superficial epigastric varicose vein, a collateral vein, due to the occlusion of the left external iliac vein. Persistent blood loss after inserting a CAPD catheter without previous imaging of abdominal wall vessels is an indication for further diagnostics.
Highlights
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is a widely accepted method of treatment for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) [1, 2]
A 68-year-old woman with a medical history of diabetes mellitus, myelodysplastic syndrome, extensive collateral varices, anaemia, and ESRD due to obstructive uropathy caused by retroperitoneal fibrosis received a CAPD therapy
One case report described the eroding of a peritoneal catheter into a mesenteric artery as a cause of hemoperitoneum, which is a result of a bleeding complication that can occur after the placement of a CAPD catheter [7,8,9]
Summary
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is a widely accepted method of treatment for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) [1, 2]. The potential complications of CAPD catheter placement are migration of the catheter, surgical site infection, peritonitis, obstruction, perforation of intraabdominal organs, postoperative bleeding, and dialysate leakage. These complications increase health care cost, decrease the quality of life, and potentially contribute to reduced utilization of CAPD [5]. This case report illustrates an unusual complication of a patient developing persistent blood loss after CAPD catheter placement
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