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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Kathrin Burgmaier, Joy Brandt, Rukshana Shroff, Peter Witters, Lutz T. Weber, Jörg Dötsch, Franz Schaefer, Djalila Mekahli, Max C. Liebau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
ARPKD
congenital hepatic fibrosis
portal hypertension
peritoneal dialysis
PKHD1
pediatric polycystic kidney disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00164/full

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