ISTANBUL—Radiological insertion of Tenckhoff catheters for peritoneal dialysis in lieu of conventional laparoscopic insertion offers improved access for catheter placement in a timely manner, ...

A real game changer in the field of surgery was the dramatic uptake in the use and refinement of laparoscopy. The use of laparoscopy leads to reductions in pain, bleeding, and sometimes even morbidity ...

Peritoneal dialysis for acute kidney injury has been shown to be a beneficial, cost-effective treatment in low-resource areas such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. One program which has ...

Introduction. Peritoneal dialysis‑related peritonitis (PDRP) is the most common complication of dialysis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Objectives. The study ...

A 43-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented with a 1-day history of diarrhea, poor appetite and diffuse abdominal tenderness. Although he had been treated with continuous, ambulatory ...

Mangaluru: A multidisciplinary team at Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, led by Dr Santhosh Pai, head of the department of nephrology, performed a Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) at ...