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Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis

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In this report, three cases of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) are described; two of them were associated with pleural and/or pericardial effusions.

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Wanic-Kossowska, M., Grzegorzewska, A. & Płotast, H. Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis. International Urology and Nephrology 30, 223–227 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550581

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