Intraluminal stone in a PD catheter : third world case

Authors

  • Béatrice Champtiaux Dechamp Expansion des Centres d’Hémodialyse de l’Ouest (ECHO), Vannes (France)
  • Lise Mandart Centre Hospitalier Bretagne-Atlantique (CHBA) - VANNES (France)
  • Pierre-Yves Durand Expansion des Centres d’Hémodialyse de l’Ouest (ECHO), Vannes (France)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25796/bdd.v1i1.34

Keywords:

peritoneal dialysis, catheter, stone, catheter obstruction

Abstract

Only 2 cases of intraluminal peritoneal catheter lithiasis have been reported so far. A woman (68 years of age) on CAPD was admitted to hospital because of intermittent outflow obstruction of her peritoneal catheter. A stone was found in the catheter lumen. Its biochemical composition was the same as that of the 2 other cases previously described: calcium-hydroxycardonate-phosphate with an admixture of protein. The stone could not migrate through the intraperitoneal tip hole of the catheter because its size (3 x 4 mm) was greater than the catheter lumen (2.7 mm). That suggests in situ development, directly in the catheter lumen despite inflow-outflow dialysate daily regular rinsings. In the 3 cases, dialysate contained lactate and 1.75 mmol/L calcium.

Published

2018-06-13

How to Cite

1.
Champtiaux Dechamp B, Mandart L, Durand P-Y. Intraluminal stone in a PD catheter : third world case. Bull Dial Domic [Internet]. 2018 Jun. 13 [cited 2024 Nov. 8];1(1):35-7. Available from: https://bdd.rdplf.org/index.php/bdd/article/view/18043