BACKGROUND 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 abdo...BACKGROUND 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.CASE SUMMARY A 37-year-old woman was surgically placed a Tenckhoff catheter because of endstage renal disease.On the third postoperative day,the color of the abdominal drainage fluid was pink,and deepened gradually.It turned pale after initiating conservative treatment.On the tenth postoperative day,the color of the abdominal drainage fluid suddenly turned dark red,and the color progressively deepened.The patient’s hemoglobin dropped from 88 g/L to 57 g/L.Abdominal computed tomography(CT)indicated abdominal effusion and a high-density shadow in the abdominal cavity.The surgeon performed a laparotomy and found that the corpus luteum had ruptured on the right side and a left ovarian blood body had formed.The gynecologist repaired the ovary and performed a bilateral oophoroplasty.After the operation,the patient stopped bleeding and hemodialysis was temporarily stopped.PD was resumed after half a month.The patient’s condition improved,and she was discharged 14 d after the laparotomy.CONCLUSION If abdominal hemorrhage occurs in women of childbearing age after PDC insertion,luteal rupture should be considered as the cause.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND 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.CASE SUMMARY A 37-year-old woman was surgically placed a Tenckhoff catheter because of endstage renal disease.On the third postoperative day,the color of the abdominal drainage fluid was pink,and deepened gradually.It turned pale after initiating conservative treatment.On the tenth postoperative day,the color of the abdominal drainage fluid suddenly turned dark red,and the color progressively deepened.The patient’s hemoglobin dropped from 88 g/L to 57 g/L.Abdominal computed tomography(CT)indicated abdominal effusion and a high-density shadow in the abdominal cavity.The surgeon performed a laparotomy and found that the corpus luteum had ruptured on the right side and a left ovarian blood body had formed.The gynecologist repaired the ovary and performed a bilateral oophoroplasty.After the operation,the patient stopped bleeding and hemodialysis was temporarily stopped.PD was resumed after half a month.The patient’s condition improved,and she was discharged 14 d after the laparotomy.CONCLUSION If abdominal hemorrhage occurs in women of childbearing age after PDC insertion,luteal rupture should be considered as the cause.