Successful Initiation of Dialysis with a 20-Year-Old Buried Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter: Case Report and Literature Review.

Ankur GuptaSusan LavoieBrian BlewMohan BiyaniBrendan B McCormick

Published in: Case reports in nephrology (2019)

Buried peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters are typically inserted several weeks or months before the anticipated need for dialysis. Occasionally, renal function unexpectedly stabilizes after the surgery, and a patient may go years before the catheter is needed. We report a case of successful initiation of PD with a twenty-year-old buried catheter. We outline the steps needed to optimize the catheter function and review the benefits of the buried PD catheter.

Keyphrases

peritoneal dialysis
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ultrasound guided
minimally invasive
acute coronary syndrome
percutaneous coronary intervention
atrial fibrillation