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Unexpected nonocclusive mesenteric infarction during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
1Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27157-1053.
American Journal of Nephrology
|January 1, 1994
Summary
A rare case of nonocclusive mesenteric infarction occurred in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. This finding is unusual as the patient lacked typical risk factors like low cardiac output or circulatory collapse.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Gastroenterology
- Critical Care Medicine
Background:
- Nonocclusive mesenteric infarction (NMI) is a serious condition typically associated with low cardiac output or circulatory collapse.
- NMI during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is exceptionally rare, usually linked to cardiac dysfunction or hypotension.
- The presented case challenges typical NMI clinical presentations in CAPD patients.