My brother has renal failure and has undergone dialysis for 3 years.  In the last year his port has malfunctioned or clogged every other month.  He has several location of entry on his arm and now one in his chest.  Now this one is clogged and the doctors want to go back to the arm.  What are our options for ports? What do you suggest for dialysis continuity?
If he is young,always the best option is Transplantation. On dialysis, average survival is 7 years whereas in Transplantation it is 25 years. At present, he is having problems with hemodialysis. So better option would be to switch over to peritoneal dialysis and then to Transplantation. All the best. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.