[Use of presternal catheters for peritoneal dialysis in obese patients].
BACKGROUND
Patients with terminal kidney failure represent an important socio-medical problem not only in our country, but also in most countries of the world. There are three options of treatment: transplantation, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Each of them has advantages and disadvantages.


METHODS
This is a case report of an extremely obese woman on peritoneal dialysis. Due to obesity, we decided to use a presternal catheter. We wished to report our dilemmas, opinions and experiences associated with this problem, as well as opinions from avaliable medical literature.
Drasković
Miroljub
M
Vojnomedicinska akademija Beograd.
Jevtić
Miodrag
M
Misović
Sidor
S
Zoranović
Uros
U
Sarac
Momir
M
D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis