Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis: An Experience From A Single Korean University Center
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Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: case series from a university center
BACKGROUND/AIMS Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is an often-fatal complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). We here report the clinical features of EPS in Korean PD patients from a single university center. METHODS The data were collected retrospectively from 606 PD patients at Kyungpook National University Hospital, between August 2001 and August 2011. The diagnosis of EPS...
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عنوان ژورنال: Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2211-9132
DOI: 10.1016/j.krcp.2012.04.403