title: [Peritoneal dialysis in patients with polycystic kidneys].
abstract: Polycystic kidney disease is a relative contraindication for active treatment with peritoneal dialysis (PD). We have treated 10 end stage kidney disease patients with PD, 4 with intermittent PD and 6 with CAPD. PD was successful in most of these patients. The following complications recurred: a marked increase in arterial blood pressure occurred in one patient, epileptiform fits appeared three times in a patient due to hypocalcemia; renal cancer was documented in a patient after two months on PD. Our results support the view that in selected cases peritoneal dialysis could be successfully used in end-stage polycystic kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nephrology, University School of Medicine, Nish.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Pavlović
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stojacnov
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ljubenović
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krivokapić
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Peritoneumska dijaliza kod bolesnika s policisticnim bubregom.