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Fig. 2. —Method used to ease insertion of polymeric silicone peritoneal catheter. Photograph shows coaxial catheter system as it is pieced together. Coaxial system is used to prepare soft polymeric silicone peritoneal catheter for insertion into peritoneal cavity. Amplatz guidewire (Davis; Cook, Bloomington, IN) (arrowhead) is inserted through a long 5-French catheter (thin straight arrows); this combination is then inserted through polymeric silicone peritoneal catheter (thick straight arrow) to provide stiffness and reduce friction created by polymeric silicone catheter as it is pushed through peel-away sheath (curved arrow).

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