Fatal case of perforated appendicitis in an elderly CAPD patient

Int Urol Nephrol. 2012 Apr;44(2):633-4. doi: 10.1007/s11255-011-0074-z. Epub 2011 Nov 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Appendectomy
  • Appendicitis / diagnosis*
  • Appendicitis / surgery
  • Delayed Diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
  • Male
  • Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory*