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Abdominal cocoon in peritoneal dialysis

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YX was supported by Fujian Research and Training Grants for Young and Middle-aged Leaders in Healthcare, Outstanding Young Talents Program of First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University (YJCQN-XYF2021).

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YW and CC contributed equally to this work. All authors were involved in the diagnosis, management, and care of the patient. YW and CC wrote the manuscript. YX revised the manuscript.

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Wang, Y., Chen, C., Hua, J. et al. Abdominal cocoon in peritoneal dialysis. Int Urol Nephrol 55, 2675–2676 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-023-03573-6

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