Peritoneal–mediastinal communication complication of peritoneal dialysis demonstrated by multidetector-row CT peritoneography: A case report

Abstract

Pleural effusion secondary to peritoneal–mediastinal communication is an uncommon complication in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. CT peritoneography (CTP) is a useful diagnostic and differential diagnosis method for evaluating a wide variety of complications due to CAPD. We report a case of peritoneal–mediastinal communication with specific imaging features on CTP.

Keywords

• Peritoneal–mediastinal communication
• Pleural effusion
• Peritoneal dialysis
• Subserous space
• Ultrafiltration failure
• Computed tomographic peritoneography