Surgical Aspects of Peritoneal Dialysis

1. The Epidemiology of Renal Replacement Therapy
Sana Waheed, Micah R. Chan

2. Physiology of Peritoneal Dialysis
Alan Moreno, Menaka Sarav

3. Patient Selection for Peritoneal Dialysis
Neenoo Khosla

4. Perioperative Planning Assessment and Preparation
Amilcar A. Exume

5. Overview of Catheter Choices and Implantation Techniques
Pierpaolo Cocco, Edwina A. Brown, Vassilios E. Papalois, Frank J. M. F. Dor

6. Surgical Considerations for Open Placement of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters
Monika A. Krezalek

7. Fluoroscopic Guided Percutaneous Insertion of PD Catheters
Ahmed Kamel Abdel Aal, Nael Saad, Wael Darwish, Nael Saad, Amr Soliman Moustafa

8. Advanced Laparoscopic Insertion of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters
Ivy N. Haskins, Steven Rosenblatt

9. Pre-sternal and Extended Catheters
Fahad Aziz, W. Kirt Nichols

10. Buried Catheters: How and Why?
Seth B. Furgeson, Isaac Teitelbaum

11. Post-operative Protocol and Maintenance of Function
Brendan McCormick

12. Diagnosis and Management of Catheter Dysfunction
Guner Ogunc

13. Mechanical Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis
Juaquito M. Jorge, Nicolas Bonamici, Stephen Haggerty

14. Infectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis
L. Tammy Ho

15. Management of Hernias in the Context of Peritoneal Dialysis
Pierpaolo Cocco, Vassilios E. Papalois, Edwina A. Brown, Frank J. M. F. Dor

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Nephrology, Vascular Surgery, Imaging / Radiology