title: Epidemiology of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis in Japan.
abstract: Since the first peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) were reported in 1980, EPS has been considered primarily a fatal complication. The incidence of EPS in PD patients has been reported to range from 0.7% to 7.3%, and the rate appears to be higherin patients receiving long-term treatment. The most recent data from Japan show an overall incidence of 2.5%, with a clear impact of extended PD duration, which also augments mortality. The incidence increases and the prognosis worsens with longer durations of PD. The incidences (and mortality rates) for EPS were 0% (0%), 0.7% (0%), 2.1% (8.3%), 5.9% (28.6%), 5.8% (61.5%), and 17.2% (100%) for patients who had undergone PD for 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, and >15 years respectively. Because EPS occurs after withdrawal from PD in more than half of patients with the condition, strict monitoring is necessary when a long-term patient is withdrawn from PD. Maintaining patients on standard PD for more than 8 years using conventional solutions is associated with a substantial risk for the development of EPS.
authors.affiliation: Akane Foundation, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. h-kawanishi@tsuchiya-hp.jp
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawanishi
authors.forename: Misaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moriishi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology*; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology