The use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of Tenchkoff catheter tunnel infection
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Louis Buhagiar MD, FRCP(UK) Department of Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta Abstract Exit site infections of Tenchkoff catheters in patients on peritoneal dialysis are rather common. These very often remain localised but they may spread along the tunnel of the catheter. These infections are very important to be diagnosed quickly as untreated they usually necessitate the removal of the dialysis catheter. The use of ultrasound to aid diagnosis has been reported in various case studies. We here report the use of ultrasound to aid the diagnosis of a tunnel infection in a patient on peritoneal dialysis.
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