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. 2013 Nov-Dec;33(6):700-4.
doi: 10.3747/pdi.2012.00051.

A novel technique for repositioning, under local anesthetic, malfunctioning and migrated peritoneal dialysis catheters

Pantelis Sarafidis  1 , Elaine Bowes, Adam Rumjon, Behzad Ansari, Hugh Cairns
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A novel technique for repositioning, under local anesthetic, malfunctioning and migrated peritoneal dialysis catheters

Pantelis Sarafidis et al. Perit Dial Int. 2013 Nov-Dec.
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Figure 1 —
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter repositioning under local anesthetic. (A) Exposing the PD catheter. (B) Inserting the guidewire. (C) Pulling the catheter out of the peritoneal cavity over the guidewire. (D) Passing a dilator, with covering sheath, over the guidewire. (E) The sheath in place after the guidewire and dilator are removed. (F) Pushing the catheter into the peritoneal cavity after the sheath is split and removed.
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