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Salih Inal1, Kadriye Altok Reis, Berkan Armağan
1Department of Nephrology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. salihinal@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Among women with chronic kidney disease, successful pregnancy with a surviving infant is rather rare. Although these pregnancies carry higher risk, with the possibility of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, they can be managed with close monitoring and intense renal replacement therapy. Given the hemodynamic advantages of peritoneal dialysis over hemodialysis in pregnancy, peritoneal dialysis therapy is thought to be a favorable renal replacement option in pregnant patients with chronic kidney disease.
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