Peritoneal Calcification in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient: A Case Report

Abstract

A case of peritoneal calcification in a 44-year-old female treated with peritoneal dialysis for 13 years is reported. The patient, who had secondary hyperparathyroidism and had suffered repeated episodes of catheter-related peritonitis, presented with intraperitoneal bleeding and underwent laparotomy and excision of some of the calcified peritoneal plaques. She remains well on peritoneal dialysis 1 year later with occasional mild intraperitoneal bleeding and reduced peritoneal filtration.