Abstract
To review peritoneal dialysis catheter failures and to describe a technique of repairing malpositioned catheters. Two prospective case reports utilizing this technique are reported. A tertiary care hospital. Two patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis with malfunctioning catheters. Both patients underwent reposition of their malpositioned continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis catheters by laparoscopic suture technique. Outcome was measured by the successful return of adequate peritoneal dialysis. Both case studies show correction of malpositioned catheters with the return of successful peritoneal dialysis. The repositioning and suture application of malpositioned Tenckhoff catheters by laparoscopic surgery is a viable technique that can salvage the majority of malpositioned catheters and save the patients additional hospital time and recovery.
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