Acta Med. 2003, 46: 77-78

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.10

Bowel Perforation During Catheter Removal After the Sixth Month of Peritoneal Dialysis Termination

Ali Borazana, Hasan Üstüna, Muharrem Akkaşa, Oğuz Özbayb, Ahmet Yılmazc

aKocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey
bKocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Turkey
cKocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Turkey

Received January 1, 2003
Accepted March 1, 2003

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