A Patient with Severe Pancreatitis Successfully Treated by Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis

Abstract

This report describes a case of aged patient with severe acute pancreatitis successfully treated with peritoneal dialysis. Since no improvements were observed, showing amylase levels at 4, 800 IU/1 in the blood, 7, 700 IU/1 in the urine, and 6, 468 IU/1 in the ascites, respectively, though continuous intravenous administration of proteninase inhibitors was conducted, continuous peritoneal dialysis was performed for 10 days with the peritoneal perfusion fluid mixed with proteinase inhibitors and antibiotics, resulting in the improvements of parameters and disappearance of subjective symptoms. Thus, our present case demonstrates that peritoneal dialysis is very effective for intractable acute pancreatitis.