1. Volume 86, Issue 5, Pages 1001-1006 (November 2014)
Postimplantation X-ray parameters predict functional catheter problems in peritoneal dialysis 
Bert Bammens, Domien Peeters, Joris Jaekers, Kathleen J. Claes, Pieter Evenepoel, Dirk Kuypers, Björn Meijers, Maarten Naesens, Yves Vanrenterghem, Diethard Monbaliu 
Kidney International 
Volume 86, Issue 5, Pages (November 2014)
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2. Figure 1
Schematic representation of the three radiological parameters assessed from plain abdominal X-ray in posterioanterio (PA) view: swan neck angle, position of the silicone bead, and position of the catheter tip. See Materials and Methods section for more details.
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3. Figure 2
Schematic representation of the inclination, i.e. angle of the intramural part of the PD catheter with an imaginary horizontal line, as assessed from abdominal X-ray in lateral view. See Materials and Methods section for more details.
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4. Figure 3
Functional PD catheter outcome according to angle of the intramural part. Kaplan–Meier survival curves of time to first functional catheter problem (a) and time to surgical intervention (b) for patients with ⩾30° and <30° angle of the intramural part of the PD catheter.
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