Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis in paediatric peritoneal dialysis patients: the experience of the Italian Registry of Pediatric Chronic Dialysis
Author(s) -
Enrico Vidal,
Alberto Edefonti,
Flora Puteo,
Roberto Chimenz,
Bruno Gianoglio,
Giancarlo Lavoratti,
Giovanna Leozappa,
Silvio Maringhini,
Francesca Mencarelli,
Carmine Pecoraro,
Ilse Maria Ratsch,
Rossella Cannavò,
Tommaso De Palo,
Sara Testa,
Luisa Murer,
Enrico Verrina
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gft061
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , discontinuation , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , nephrology , dialysis , renal replacement therapy , population , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics
Paediatric literature about encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is limited and comes primarily from anecdotic experiences. In this study, we described the incidence and characteristics of EPS in a large paediatric chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) patient population.
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