Patients’ outcome with polycystic kidney disease firstly treated with peritoneal dialysis. Experience of our home dialysis unit since 1997.

We extracted data from the French Speaking Registry of Peritoneal Dialysis and retrospectively studied peritonitis outcome 30 patients with polycystic kidney disease firstly treated peritoneal dialysis within our unit since 1997.
 There were 15 men women a mean age 54 years. Eighty-five per-cent had hepatic impairment. Ten did not suffer comorbidities. Charlson comorbidity index was greater than or equal to 4 in five patients. Most automated during night. Only one patient autonomous dialysis. The whole medical monitoring lasted 836 months, representing an average 28 months per patient. Eleven total 24 peritonitis, 9 gram negative bacillus. incidence episode every 35 months-patient. Peritonitis responsible for sudden admission hemodialysis two cases death case. Fifteen (50%) benefited renal transplantation. undergo nephrectomy prior Seven admitted (the median duration time on 36 months). Four died. are currently dialysis.
 In conclusion, this retrospective study points out that dialysis, especially is good option necessitating