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Diagnosis and Management of Catheter Dysfunction

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Surgical Aspects of Peritoneal Dialysis

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Catheter malfunction, defined as mechanical failure in dialysate inflow or outflow, is not uncommon in peritoneal dialysis(PD) patient, occuring in 4–34.5% of PD patients. Common causes of catheter malfunction are omental wrapping, catheter tip migration, catheter obstruction due to fibrin or blood clots within the catheter lumen, kinking of the catheter, small bowel wrapping, occlusion by fimbriae and intraperitoneal adhesions. This chapter will discuss the diagnosis and managment of each of these problems.

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    Guner Ogunc

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Ogunc, G. (2017). Diagnosis and Management of Catheter Dysfunction. In: Haggerty, S. (eds) Surgical Aspects of Peritoneal Dialysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52821-2_12

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