Seventeen years' experience of surgical options for encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis.

In conclusion, we present favorable outcomes with EPS surgery in 181 patients encountered over a period of 17years. These data reconfirm that surgical treatment is essential for EPS patients. Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis may no longer be a fatal complication and can be improved with accurate diagnosis and treatment. PMID: 22073830 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis. Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Adv Perit Dial Source Type: research