title: Successful pregnancy in an end-stage renal disease patient on peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Among women with chronic kidney disease, successful pregnancy with a surviving infant is rather rare. Although these pregnancies carry higher risk, with the possibility of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, they can be managed with close monitoring and intense renal replacement therapy. Given the hemodynamic advantages of peritoneal dialysis over hemodialysis in pregnancy, peritoneal dialysis therapy is thought to be a favorable renal replacement option in pregnant patients with chronic kidney disease.
authors: Department of Nephrology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. salihinal@yahoo.com
authors: Salih
authors: S
authors: Inal
authors: Kadriye Altok
authors: KA
authors: Reis
authors: Berkan
authors: B
authors: Armağan
authors: Küşrad
authors: K
authors: Oneç
authors: Aydan
authors: A
authors: Biri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*