Open AccessAbdominal hemorrhage after peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion: A rare cause of luteal rupture: A case report
Author(s) -
Linwang Gan,
Qian-Cheng Li,
Zhaolan Yu,
Liling Zhang,
Qi Liu,
Ying Li,
Santao Ou
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i22.6510
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , surgery
Abdominal hemorrhage is a complication of peritoneal dialysis catheter (PDC) insertion that cannot be neglected, and its causes are mainly related to surgical injury. This article reports a case of massive abdominal hemorrhage that was caused by a rare rupture of corpus luteum shortly after PDC during the initiation of peritoneal dialysis (PD) insertion.