Gastrostomy Tube Insertion in Pediatric Patients With Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD): Current Practice

• Main Authors: Kathrin Burgmaier (Author), Joy Brandt (Author), Rukshana Shroff (Author), Peter Witters (Author), Lutz T. Weber (Author), Jörg Dötsch (Author), Franz Schaefer (Author), Djalila Mekahli (Author), Max C. Liebau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a severe hepatorenal disorder of childhood. Early renal disease in ARPKD may require renal replacement therapy and is associated with failure to thrive resulting in a need for nasogastric tube feeding or gastrostomy. In ARPKD pat...