SCINTIGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF PERICARDIO-PERITONEAL WINDOW PATENCY - RELEVANCE TO PERITONEAL-DIALYSIS

To alleviate recurrent pericardial effusion secondary to systemic lupu s erythematosus, pericardio-peritoneal window was performed. Subsequen tly, end stage renal disease developed and the patient required perito neal dialysis. Patency of the pericardio-peritoneal window was demonst rated by intraperitoneal injection of Tc-99m SC through a Tenckhoff ca theter, which prompted special counsel to the patient in order to prev ent infectious pericarditis potentially complicating peritoneal dialys is induced-peritonitis.