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Surgical Techniques for Catheter Placement and 5/6 Nephrectomy in Murine Models of Peritoneal Dialysis
Published on: July 19, 2018
Prophylactic laparoscopic omentopexy: a new technique for peritoneal dialysis catheter placement
Wei Cao1, Chuanquan Tu2, Tao Jia3
1a Department of Nephrology , The First Affiliated Hospital of KangDa College of Nanjing Medical University, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang , Lianyungang , China.
Background:
Prophylactic laparoscopic omentopexy is a safe technique to prevent catheter obstruction during peritoneal dialysis (PD). Here we described a technique through which the omentopexy was accomplished by Hem-o-loks before PD catheter insertion.
Methods:
The procedures of omentopexy were described. To evaluate the efficiency of this surgical method, a retrospective review of PD catheter insertion cases and their follow-ups were performed, covering 10 consecutive patients with end-stage renal disease.
Results:
All patients showed no intraoperative events. No catheter flow obstruction, migration, exit-site infection appeared during the follow-up.
Conclusion:
Laparoscopic PD catheter insertion using omentopexy can decrease catheter obstruction and migration.
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