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Tissue plasminogen activator for occluded peritoneal dialysis catheter
Abdullah Sakarcan1, James R Stallworth
1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Eight Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203, USA. abdullahsakarcan@hotmail.com
Pediatric Nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
|April 17, 2002
Abstract:
Inadequate flow in a peritoneal catheter is a common problem in pediatric patients. We report the effectiveness of the intra-catheter application of tissue plasminogen activator for the resolution of a malfunctioning peritoneal dialysis catheter in a child.