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Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis

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Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is the most serious complication of long-term PD. In this chapter a review will be given on risk factors, EPS epidemiology, its pathology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, investigations, treatment, and prevention.

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Goffin, E.J., Krediet, R.T. (2023). Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis. In: Khanna, R., Krediet, R.T. (eds) Nolph and Gokal's Textbook of Peritoneal Dialysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62087-5_35

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