Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: case report
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Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis: Case report and Current Status
Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), is a rare but devastating complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) with a high mortality rate. The incidence is between 0.5 and 3.3%, decreasing with time. EPS is defi ned as a clinical syndrome with major signs of gastrointestinal obstruction, infl ammatory parameters, radiological and macroscopic changes. Duration of treatment and cessation ...
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cified peritoneum. Diagnosis of EPS was made. Steroids (0.5 mg/kg/day) and Tamoxifen 20 mg twice per day were started. The patient is now on a normal diet and CRP has returned to normal. A definitive diagnosis of EPS is done at laparotomy or laparoscopy but may be strongly supported by a combination of clinical and radiologic features [1] . Computed tomography has largely been used to delineate...
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Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare but potentially lethal complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Peritoneal tuberculosis is considered an etiologic factor. We report a case of EPS in a 40-year-old man who was switched to hemodialysis because of peritoneal tuberculosis after 2 years of PD. Because of the persistence of gastrointestinal symptoms and cachexia, laparoscopic explo...
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Chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) can be complicated by encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), a rare but the most severe complication associated with long-term PD. Morbidity and mortality are still high (range from 25% to 55%) especially in the first year after diagnosis. The international Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) defined EPS by clinical signs of abdominal pain, bowel obstructi...
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INTRODUCTION Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare but devastating complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Tamoxifen has been generally well-tolerated, even without randomized controlled trials. CASE PRESENTATION Herein, we report a case of a patient undergoing 12 years of PD who developed EPS and calciphylaxis simultaneously. We also provide a comprehensive discussion about th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0101-2800
DOI: 10.5935/0101-2800.20170083