Peritoneal dialysis catheter erosion into bowel: Amyloidosis may be a risk factor [2]

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 296-297

  Finkle, S Neil ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGO RED; DIALYSIS FLUID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANOREXIA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONOSCOPY; COLOSTOMY; DEATH; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIARRHEA; FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE ULCER; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 19444368106     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080502500317     Document Type: Letter

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