Relationship between laparoscopic and microscopic findings of peritoneum in peritoneal dialysis patients

We examined macroscopic morphological findings in both parietal and visceral peritoneums and bowel movement and assessed the score semiquantitatively. SMC thickness and vascular patency were examined as microscopic findings. Total laparoscopic finding ’s score (LFS) and microscopic findings, SMC thickness and vascular patency, were associated with PD duration. Total LFS was related to SMC thickness in both visceral and parietal peritoneum, whereas it was related to vascular patency in parietal but not in visceral peritoneum. There was no relati onship between microscopic findings and peritoneal surface color, properties, vasculopathy, and adhesion. Total LFS in patients with newly formed membrane and omentum atrophy was higher than in those without. There was a significant relationship between microscopic and laparoscopic findings in PD pa tients. It is important to evaluate laparoscopic findings in more PD patients to find the predictive findings of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis development.
Source: Journal of Artificial Organs - Category: Transplant Surgery Source Type: research