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. 1989 Sep-Oct;33(5):591-4.

Lavage fluid from continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. A model for mesothelial cell changes

W Hoeltermann  1 , E Schlotmann-Hoeller, M Winkelmann, P Pfitzer
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  • PMID: 2781959

Lavage fluid from continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. A model for mesothelial cell changes

W Hoeltermann et al. Acta Cytol. 1989 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) lavage can be interpreted as an artificial short-term ascites. The cellular content of 362 CAPD specimens from 32 patients was investigated. Irregular inflammatory reactions were seen in 85.3% of the specimens and eosinophilia in 27.6%. Mesothelial aggregates of great variability were registered in 59.4% of the specimens and mainly atypical mitoses in 7.5%. The cytologic changes seen in those patients from whom lavage fluids were examined over 10 to 12 months did not correlate with the changes in blood chemistry (BUN and creatinine) in those cases.

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