The importance of peritoneal imaging in the workup of genital edema in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-127

  Davidson, Paul G ^a,e   Usal, Hakan ^b   Fiorillo, Michael A ^c   Maniscalco, Albert ^d,e  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Staten Island University Hospital ^*

^d STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e FACS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Complications; Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Genital edema; Hernia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; EDEMA; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EDEMA; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY;

EID: 0033090962     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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