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Article: Abdominal surgery in chronic hemodialysis patients
- Article from:
- The American Surgeon
- Article date:
- April 1, 1999
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright The Southeastern Surgical Congress Apr 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The number of patients with end-stage renal disease who benefit from chronic dialysis is steadily increasing. This study was designed to assess abdominal surgery in chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients. A 7-year retrospective study was conducted including all the patients on CHD who underwent abdominal surgery in our unit. These patients were separated into an elective and an emergency surgery group. Forty-three patients underwent surgery. In the elective surgery group (18 patients), the most common diseases were colorectal cancer, symptomatic gallbladder stones, and hernia. There was no death related to surgery in this group, and only one patient developed a complication (5%). In the ...