Open AccessStrangulated umbilical hernia in a peritoneal dialysis patient
Author(s) -
G Swarnalatha,
R Ram,
Santhosh Pai,
KV Dakshinamurty
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.103932
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , umbilical hernia , peritoneal dialysis , surgery , hemodialysis , anastomosis , dialysis , hernia , ambulatory , general surgery
Hernia is one of the commonest complications of peritoneal dialysis. It is recommended that patients undergo surgical repair of hernias immediately after the diagnosis. We report a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis presenting with strangulated umbilical hernia. He underwent resection of the gangrenous ileum and end-to-end anastomosis. He was shifted to hemodialysis on second postoperative day and was continued on hemodialysis for 2 weeks. In the third week, he was initiated on low volume PD exchanges and by the fourth week, he returned to normal CAPD exchanges.