A Case of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Following Argon Plasma Coagulation for Angiodysplasias in the Colon.
10.4166/kjg.2014.64.2.115
- Author:
Hye Jin JUNG
1
;
Soo Hyung RYU
;
Kyoung Sik PARK
;
Won Jae YOON
;
Jin Nam KIM
;
You Sun KIM
;
Jeong Seop MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. rshdrryu@medimail.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Peritonitis;
Argon plasma coagulation;
Angiodysplasia;
Liver cirrhosis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Angiodysplasia/complications/*diagnosis;
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use;
*Argon Plasma Coagulation;
Bacterial Infections/*diagnosis/drug therapy/microbiology;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/complications/diagnosis;
Colonic Diseases/complications/*diagnosis;
Colonoscopy;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/therapy;
Gram-Negative Bacteria/isolation & purification;
Humans;
Liver Cirrhosis/complications/diagnosis;
Liver Neoplasms/complications/diagnosis;
Peritonitis/*diagnosis/drug therapy/microbiology
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2014;64(2):115-118
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most common infection in liver cirrhosis patients, and is not a result of surgery or intra abdominal infection. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is an endoscopic procedure used with a high-frequency electrical current for control of bleeding from gastrointestinal vascular ectasias including angiodysplasia and gastric antral vascular ectasia. This procedure is known to be safe because it uses a noncontact method. Therefore, tissue injury is minimal and up to two to three millimeters. However, we experienced a case of SBP occurring immediately after performance of APC for control of severe bleeding from angiodysplasia in the colon in a patient with liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
