Successful Initiation of Dialysis with a 20-Year-Old Buried Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter: Case Report and Literature Review

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Buried peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters are typically inserted several weeks or months before the anticipated need for dialysis.

Occasionally, renal function unexpectedly stabilizes after the surgery, and a patient may go years before the catheter is needed.

We report a case of successful initiation of PD with a twenty-year-old buried catheter.

We outline the steps needed to optimize the catheter function and review the benefits of the buried PD catheter.