01092nas a2200157 4500000000100000008004100001100001800042700001800060700001400078700001100092245010200103300001000205490000700215520069800222022001400920 2013 d1 aSakhuja Vinay1 aSingh Shrawan1 aSingh Dig1 aJha V.00aPartial reimplantation of Tenckhoff catheter for channel perforation and aneurysm: A case series. a133-50 v293 a

Tenckhoff catheter placement is a well established procedure to facilitate continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) management. The removal and replacement of the catheter following complications adds morbidity in an already immunocompromised patient of ESRD. A salvage procedure with partial replacement was undertaken in four patients on CAPD. By catheter repositioning, the complications of catheter removal (like wound hematoma, abscess, need of break-in period hemodialysis) and of reinsertion (like leak, obstruction, migration, infection and failure) are avoided. It also reduced the economic burden of insertion in a new catheter.

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