In addition to peritonitis, mechanical outflow obstruction is the most common complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. If conservative methods are unsuccessful, the insufficient catheter must be placed in the right position or freed surgically. Currently, laparoscopy appears to be the method of choice in these cases. "Standard" laparoscopy using 10- and 5-mm ports can lead to dialysate wound leakage. Two-mm mini-laparoscopy was employed in three cases with good results. In two patients, catheters are still patent (after 19 and 23 months), and in one patient, the catheter had to be replaced after 5 weeks. No postoperative complications occurred. In some cases of catheter dislodgement or wrapping, mini-laparoscopy using a 2-mm MiniSite device can replace open surgery and even "standard" laparoscopy.
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