A case report of peritoneal dialysis complicated by thoracoabdominal fistula turning to hemodialysis catheter puncture of blood vessels

Abstract

Vascular and thoracoabdominal fistulas are rare side effects of dialysis and should be promptly diagnosed and treated if patients present clinical symptoms. This case report describes a 46-year-old female polycystic kidney patient at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. The patient’s treatment was changed to hemodialysis following peritoneal dialysis complicated by a thoracoabdominal fistula, and a catheter was used to puncture her vascular fistula. We also review the literature on thoracoabdominal fistulas and vascular invasion.