title: Laparoscopic manipulation of a malfunctioning peritoneal dialysis catheter in a child.
abstract: A case of outflow obstruction of a peritoneal dialysis catheter in a 12-year-old boy is presented. The cause of obstruction was identified and remedied by laparoscopic means. Laparoscopy has important diagnostic and therapeutic roles in the evaluation of malfunctioning peritoneal dialysis catheters.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advances in Videoscopic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore 21201, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Flowers
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Voigt
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002648:Child; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation*