The use and complications of three peritoneal dialysis catheter designs. A retrospective analysis.

Three types of peritoneal dialysis catheters were used for maintenance peritoneal dialysis access. Seventy-nine single-cuff Tenckhoff catheters, 63 double-cuff Tenckhoff catheters, and 53 Oreopoulos-Zellerman (Toronto-Western) catheters were placed into 147 patients between 1980 and 1984. The double-cuff Tenckhoff catheter proved the most durable of the catheter designs, with a median survival of 19.

Recurrent thrombotic microangiopathy in a renal allograft. Case report and review of the literature.

Thrombotic microangiopathy in a renal allograft may either reflect a recurrence of the patient's original disease, i.e., thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, hemolytic-uremic syndrome, or more commonly may be a manifestation of allograft rejection.