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Liver cirrhosis with encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis after 4 years of peritoneal dialysis: A case report

RATIONALE: Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), or abdominal cocoon, is a rare but fatal syndrome characterized by intestinal obstruction owing to adhesions in a diffusely thickened peritoneum. Long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) for more than 5 years is commonly associated with EPS, while liver...

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Autores principales: Watanabe-Kusunoki, Kanako, Kusunoki, Yoshihiro, Goto, Junichi, Kukita, Kazutaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8702031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34941145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000028350