Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis in a kidney transplant recipient - Case Report

Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis in a kidney transplant recipient - Case Report

Abstract Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis (EPS) is a severe and rare condition frequently associated with peritoneal dialysis, characterized by bowel obstruction, with lethal consequences in 20% of the patients. The disease presents as a mass of fibrous tissue encapsulating visceral organs that ma...

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Main Authors: Bruno Henrique Dantas Ribeiro, Vanessa Suemi Takenaka, Felipe Sbrolini Borges, Thales Franco de Andrade, Sibele Braga Lessa, Jorge Marcelo Padilla Mancero, Irene L. Noronha, André Ibrahim David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2020-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
Subjects:
Peritonitis
Peritoneal Dialysis
Organ Transplantation
Kidney Transplantation
Peritoneal Fibrosis
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