TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Surgery and End-Stage Renal Disease A1 - Vakili, Khashayar A1 - Lillehei, Craig W. A2 - Ziegler, Moritz M. A2 - Azizkhan, Richard G. A2 - Allmen, Daniel von A2 - Weber, Thomas R. Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Operative Pediatric Surgery, 2e AB - Essentials of DiagnosisCongenital or inherited disorders are the most common causes of renal failure in children.The etiology of renal failure plays a very important role in the management of patients with ESRD.Essentials of ManagementRRT includes hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and renal transplantation.The decision of the modality to be used is multifactorial and based on the individual patient.For long-term dialysis, an arteriovenous fistula or graft is preferable to a hemodialysis catheter.Peritoneal dialysis catheters are preferred in small children with small caliber vessels.Renal transplantation is ultimately the best treatment for children with ESRD. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100440061 ER -