Growth retardation is a major obstacle to full rehabilitation of children with chronic renal
failure (CRF). Several factors have been identified as contributors to impaired linear growth …

Diminished linear growth during intermittent calcitriol therapy in children undergoing CCPD.
Daily calcitriol therapy has been reported to improve linear growth in children with renal …

Intermittent calcitriol therapy in secondary hyperparathyroidism: A comparison between oral
and intraperitoneal administration. Background Intermittent oral or intravenous doses of …

Abstract Intermittent calcitriol (1, 25D) therapy has been used for the management of
secondary hyperparathyroidism in children with chronic renal failure; however, the …

Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) remains a treatment dilemma in pediatric dialysis
patients. Recent experience with paricalcitol (P), a vitamin D analogue, in adults with SHPT …

Calcitriol oral pulse therapy has been suggested as the treatment of choice for secondary
hyperparathyroidism, but its efficacy and safety are still under discussion. The present …

Introducción: La iniciación de la Diálisis Peritoneal Continua Ambulatoria en Chile desde
1995, ha mejorado el manejo del paciente pediátrico en insuficiencia renal crónica terminal …

Abstract Background. Since Slatopolsky et al.(J Clin Invest 1984; 74: 2136–2143) reported
the effect of active vitamin D, 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1, 25 (OH) 2D3), on secondary …

Secondary hyperparathyroidism is the most common skeletal lesion in pediatric patients
undergoing maintenance dialysis. The present review summarizes a prospective …

OBJECTIVE: To review the medical literature on management of end-stage renal disease
(ESRD) and its complications in the pediatric patient. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY …