Surgical management of refractory exit-site/tunnel infection of Tenckhoff catheter: Technical innovations of partial replantation

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 451-454

  Wu, Yao Ming ^a   Tsai, Meng Kun ^a   Chao, Seh Huang ^b   Tsai, Tun Jun ^a   Chang, King Jen ^a   Lee, Po Huang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exit site tunnel infection; Partial replantation of Tenckhoff catheter

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIALYSATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033376162     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686089901900508     Document Type: Article

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