Peritoneal dialysis catheter intraluminal fibrin cast: A complication after prolonged placement. Case series with a review of literature and the management of this complication

Abstract

Peritoneal dialysis is a renal substitutive therapy used in an increasing number of patients with end-stage renal failure as it allows greater freedom to perform daily activities. Peritoneal dialysis catheter obstruction is a significant non-infectious complication of peritoneal dialysis. We describe three cases of peritoneal dialysis catheter obstruction with complete fibrin casts, its surgical management and a review of the literature in management techniques and have proposed an algorithm to guide clinical practise when a complete intraluminal peritoneal dialysis catheter obstruction is suspected.