title: [Use of presternal catheters for peritoneal dialysis in obese patients].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Vojnomedicinska akademija Beograd.
authors.forename: Miroljub
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drasković
authors.forename: Miodrag
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jevtić
authors.forename: Sidor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Misović
authors.forename: Uros
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zoranović
authors.forename: Momir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarac
mesh_terms: 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