Peritoneal dialysis in the Republic of Congo: history and current issues. (letter)

• Main Authors: Eric Gandzali Ngabee (Author), Judicael Kambourou (Author), Cardinal Okiemy (Author), Tony Daniel Eyeni Sinomono (Author), Gael Mahoungou (Author), Richard Loumingou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: RDPLF, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an extrarenal purification technique using the peritoneum as an exchange membrane. The objectives of this work were to review the history of peritoneal dialysis in Congo Brazzaville and to describe a catheterization technique for peritoneal dialysis using the...