Publications by authors named "Walid Abboud"
Article Synopsis
- - Insertion of a peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and liver cirrhosis is difficult, often leading to complications like ascitic fluid leaks that disqualify them from PD.
- - A case study involving three ESRD patients with tense ascites who underwent large volume fluid drainage alongside hemodialysis found that they had a challenging lifestyle due to multiple medical procedures each week.
- - To prevent leaks after PD catheter insertion, the study suggests using a continuous drainage system for about two weeks post-surgery before beginning PD training, which resulted in successful healing without complications.
Glycogenic hepatopathy is a rare but potentially reversible condition characterized by hepatomegaly and elevated liver enzymes occurring in poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus patients and often requires a liver biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. We present the case of a young man who was admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis in the setting of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus type 1 and was noted to have significantly elevated transaminases that continued to worsen despite appropriate treatment of the diabetic ketoacidosis. A liver biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of glycogenic hepatopathy and the patient improved with diabetes control.
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