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We report the results of fluoroscopically guided wire/stylet manipulation combined with endoluminal electrocauterization in seven patients with obstructed Tenckhoff peritoneal dialysis catheters. In preparation for clinical application, electrocauterization was performed using a stone basket to recanalize surgically removed Tenckhoff catheters obstructed with omental fat ingrowing through the side holes. All ingrowing omental fat was removed easily by electrocauterization with the rotating movement of a stone basket. The technique was then applied in vivo in seven cases with ingrowing omental fat and malpositioned catheter; six (86%) were successfully recanalized. Among those six cases with initial success, four maintained good catheter function with durable patency (mean 261.3 days). No significant complication was noted.
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Lim, S.J., Shim, H.J., Kwak, B.G. et al. Recanalization of obstructed tenckhoff peritoneal dialysis catheter: Wire/stylet manipulation combined with endoluminal electrocauterization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 21, 435–438 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002709900296
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