Three successfully treated surgical cases of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis.
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Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis: a case successfully treated with immunosuppression.
Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) associated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been reported frequently since its initial description by Gandhi in 1980 (1). The etiology remains elusive: peritonitis might be the most important risk factor, but acetatebased dialysis solutions, chlorhexidine as a disinfectant, and β−blocking drugs have also been implicated as causative agents. Sclerosing...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Toseki Igakkai Zasshi
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1883-082X,1340-3451
DOI: 10.4009/jsdt.32.1259