Gallbladder Perforation with Postoperative Preservation of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter

Abstract

A patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis was admitted with acute peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis. On the 10th day of intraperitoneal antibacterial therapy, the patient’s dialysate developed a green color. Gallbladder perforation was revealed. The patient underwent a conventional cholecystectomy with a preserved peritoneal catheter. There are few cases in the medical literature about green dialysate. In all of them, peritoneal dialysis catheters were removed after cholecystectomy. The present case report shows a patient with an intact peritoneal catheter and with no further complications.

Keywords

• cholecystitis
• gallbladder perforation
• green dialysate
• peritoneal catheter
• peritoneal dialysis