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Suggest Treatment For Clogged Port With Dialysis

My brother has renal failure and has undergone dialysis for 3 years. In the last year his port has malfunctioned or clogged every other month. He has several location of entry on his arm and now one in his chest. Now this one is clogged and the doctors want to go back to the arm. What are our options for ports? What do you suggest for dialysis continuity?
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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If he is young,always best option is Transplantation. On dialysis, average survival is 7 years where as in Transplantation it is 25 years. At present he is having problems with hemodialysis. So better option would be to switch over to peritoneal dialysis and then to Transplantation. All the best. if you have any questions feel free to contact me.
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Suggest Treatment For Clogged Port With Dialysis

If he is young,always best option is Transplantation. On dialysis, average survival is 7 years where as in Transplantation it is 25 years. At present he is having problems with hemodialysis. So better option would be to switch over to peritoneal dialysis and then to Transplantation. All the best. if you have any questions feel free to contact me.