PDI -- Table of Contents(November-December 2008, 28 [6])

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EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

DIFFICULT "TRANSITIONS" FOR RENAL FAILURE PATIENTS: Peter G. Blake
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 575. [PDF]

ERRATUM

: Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 576. [Abstract] [PDF]

IN-DEPTH REVIEW

CLAUDIN TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEINS: NOVEL ASPECTS IN PARACELLULAR TRANSPORT: Constanze Will, Michael Fromm, Dominik Müller
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 577–584. [Abstract] [PDF]

CONTROVERSIES IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS

VASCULAR ACCESS PLANNING IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS: Giusy Chiarelli, Monica Beaulieu, Mario Cozzolino, Suneet Singh, Mercedeh Kiaii, Paul Taylor, Adeera Levin, Diego Brancaccio, Maurizio Gallieni
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 585–590. [Abstract] [PDF]

TRANSITIONS IN CARE: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS?: Richard Fluck
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 591–595. [PDF]

COMMENTARIES

THE RELATION BETWEEN SALT, VOLUME, AND HYPERTENSION: CLINICAL EVIDENCE FOR FORGOTTEN BUT STILL VALID BASIC PHYSIOLOGY: Wim Van Biesen, Francis Verbeke, Isabel Devolder, Raymond Vanholder
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 596–600. [PDF]

LIPIDS AND CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOME IN THE DIALYSIS POPULATION: Alexander S. Goldfarb–Rumyantzev
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 601–603. [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Clinical

PERIPHERAL RESISTANCE MODULATES THE RESPONSE TO VOLUME OVERLOAD IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS
Jun-Ping Tian, Feng-He Du, Li-Tao Cheng, Xin-Kui Tian, Jonas Axelsson, Tao Wang
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 604–610. [Abstract] [PDF]

HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL AND LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
Ryota Ikee, Yoshifumi Hamasaki, Machiko Oka, Kyoko Maesato, Tsutomu Mano, Hidekazu Moriya, Takayasu Ohtake, Shuzo Kobayashi
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 611–616. [Abstract] [PDF]

INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES AND VITAMIN D IN PATIENTS ON MAINTENANCE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
Enyioma N. Obineche, Hussain Saadi, Sheela Benedict, Javed Y. Pathan, Christopher M. Frampton, M. Gary Nicholls
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 617–621. [Abstract] [PDF]

ONE-PORT LAPAROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE FOR PLACEMENT OF TENCKHOFF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CATHETERS: REPORT OF SEVENTY-NINE PROCEDURES
Hossein Ashegh, Jalal Rezaii, Khalil Esfandiari, Hassan Tavakoli, Mehdi Abouzari, Armin Rashidi
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 622–625. [Abstract] [PDF]

OMENTAL FOLDING: A NOVEL LAPAROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE FOR SALVAGING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CATHETERS
Y. Heng Goh
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 626–631. [Abstract] [PDF]

LERCANIDIPINE-INDUCED CHYLOPERITONEUM IN PATIENTS ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
Wei-Shun Yang, Jenq-Wen Huang, Huei-Wen Chen, Tun-Jun Tsai, Kwan-Dun Wu
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 632–636. [Abstract] [PDF]

EFFECTS OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SOLUTIONS LOW IN GDPs ON PERITONITIS AND EXIT-SITE INFECTION RATES
Jürgen Furkert, Martin Zeier, Vedat Schwenger
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 637–640. [Abstract] [PDF]

Bench

DEVELOPMENT OF A PERITONEAL SCLEROSIS RAT MODEL USING A CONTINUOUS-INFUSION PUMP
Hirotaka Komatsu, Koichi Uchiyama, Masahiro Tsuchida, Naohito Isoyama, Masafumi Matsumura, Tomohiko Hara, Masashi Fukuda, Yoshihiro Kanaoka, Katsusuke Naito
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 641–647. [Abstract] [PDF]

ERYTHROPOIETIN PREVENTS DIALYSIS FLUID-INDUCED APOPTOSIS OF MESOTHELIAL CELLS
Marina Vorobiov, Myriam Malki, Alla Shnaider, Ana Basok, Boris Rogachev, Eli C. Lewis, Cidio Chaimovitz, Moshe Zlotnik, Amos Douvdevani
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 648–654. [Abstract] [PDF]

CYTOTOXICITY OF MONONUCLEAR CELLS AS INDUCED BY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS FLUIDS: INSIGHT INTO MECHANISMS THAT REGULATE OSMOTIC STRESS-RELATED APOPTOSIS
Karine Gastaldello, Cecile Husson, Jean-Paul Dondeyne, Jean-Louis Vanherweghem, Christian Tielemans
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 655–666. [Abstract] [PDF]

SHORT REPORTS

Gabapentin for Intractable Hiccups in a Patient Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis: Andrew M.L. Ong, Chieh Suai Tan, Marjorie W.Y. Foo, Terence Y.S. Kee
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 667–668. [PDF]

Bone Mineral Density, Vascular Calcifications, and Arterial Stiffness in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Teresa Adragao, Patrícia Branco, Rita Birne, José Dias Curto, Edgar de Almeida, Mateus Martins Prata, Maria Joao Pais
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 668–672. [Abstract] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE

Lanthanum Carbonate Treatment of Patients with Hyperphosphatemia Undergoing CAPD: H. Kawanishi, M. Ishida, M. Ishizaki, Y. Takuma, H. Tamura, S. Kobayashi, T. Tamura, H. Ohashi, M. Hiramatsu, J. Minakuchi, H. Hirakata, T. Shigematsu, the Lanthanum Carbonate Study Group in Japan
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 673–675. [PDF]

Simultaneous Catheter Removal and Reinsertion in Fungal Peritonitis: S. Guditi, N. Prasad, V.D. Kaligotla
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 675–677. [PDF]

Two Cases of Catheter Obstruction Caused by Subcutaneous Catheter Kinking: E. Mori, Y. Ishibashi, H. Kume, A. Ishikawa, F. Toshiro
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 677–678. [PDF]

Case Report and Review: Is the Tendency for Curvularia Tubular Obstruction Significant in Pathogenesis?: C.J. Diskin, T.J. Stokes, L.M. Dansby, L. Radcliff, T.B. Carter
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 678–679. [PDF]

Aureobasidium pullulans Peritonitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature: N. Mise, Y. Ono, N. Kurita, K. Sai, T. Nishi, H. Tagawa, T. Sugimoto
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 679–681. [PDF]

Escherichia vulneris Peritonitis in a Patient on CAPD: U. Arslan, M. Cosar, I. Tuncer, D. Findik
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 681–682. [PDF]