Author/Editor		Skok, Pavel; Ocepek, Andreja
Title		Neobičajen zaplet pri bolniku s končno ledvično odpovedjo, zdravljenim s hemodializo - prikaz primera
Translated title		Unusual complication in a patient with end-stage renal failure treated with hemodialysis - case report
Type		članek
Source		In: Bručan A, Gričar M, Vajd R, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja. Zbornik 10. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 2003 jun 11-14; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year		2003
Volume		str. 168-71
Language		slo
Abstract		Introduction. End-stage renal failure and chronic hemodialysis induce a state of immunodeficiency and increased infection risk seen in these patients. Case presentation. We report a case of a 58-year old patient with end-stage renal failure, treated with hemodialysis for the last year, who was admitted due to pain in the lower abdomen: During the diagnostic procedure emphysematous gastritis and acute cholecystitis were confirmed. Acute , abdomen developed and the patient underwent emergency laparotomy. During the procedure necrotic gallbladder was removed. The patient died the following day due to multiorgan failure and septic shock. Conclusions. Emphysematous gastritis is according to the literature an almost uniformly fatal disease.
Descriptors		KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC HEMODIALYSIS GASTRITIS EMPHYSEMA CHOLECYSTITIS MIDDLE AGE