Causes related to peritoneal dialysis |
- Peritoneal dialysis catheter placement
- Mechanical irritation by the catheter
- Sclerosing peritonitis
- Infectious peritonitis (rare)
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Causes unrelated to peritoneal dialysis |
Gynecologic |
- Retrograde menstruation
- Ovulation
- Endometriosis
- Ruptured ovarian cyst
- Pregnancy complication
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Intrabdominal |
- Hepatic cyst
- Splenic rupture or hematoma
- Pancreatitis
- Trauma
- Peritoneal metastases
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Retroperitoneal |
- Kidney cyst or tumor
- Postoperatively after kidney transplantation or nephrectomy
- Retroperitoneal hematoma
- Hematoma of iliopsoas or other muscle
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Vascular |
- Infarction of organs or structures
- Aneurysm
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Hematologic |
- Coagulopathy
- Thrombocytopenia
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Miscellaneous |
- After excessive physical activity
- Post-colonoscopy
- Scurvy
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