Laparoscopic management of peritonitis in the setting of an infected Tenckhoff catheter: A case report and description of technique

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 640-642

  Chiu, Cynthia K ^a,c   Karmakar, Milon G ^b   Yang, Hee K ^b   Da Silva, Marcelo C ^b   Karanfilian, Richard G ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Wyoming Valley Health Care Systems   (United States)

^c Apartment K20 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ASCITIC FLUID; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORINS; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029804581     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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