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Kidney transplantation involves receiving a kidney from a deceased or living donor. While kidney transplants are regularly performed in Latvia, due to limited donor resources, numbers are insufficient.
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) utilizes the peritoneum as natural filter to cleanse the blood of waste products.
A soft tube, or catheter, is surgically inserted into the abdominal wall to facilitate this process.
The catheter remains permanently in place.