High incidence of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis in pediatric patients on peritoneal dialysis longer than 10 years [2]

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 730-731

  Hoshii, S ^a,b   Honda, M ^a,c  

^a Study Grp of Pediat PD Conf   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^c Division of Allergy   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ADOLESCENT; ASCITES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENCAPSULATING PERITONEAL SCLEROSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PERITONEAL BIOPSY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036874020     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080202200617     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Hoshii S, Honda M, Itami N, Oh S, Matsumura C, Moriya S, et al. Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis in pediatric peritoneal dialysis patients. Pediatr Nephrol 2000; 14:275-9.
2. Kawaguchi Y, Kawanishi H, Mujais S, Topley N, Oreopoulos DG. Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: definition, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Perit Dial Int 2000; 20(Suppl 4):S43-50.