title: Long-Term Success with Adhesiolysis in Post-Transplant Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis: A Retrospective Case Series of 4 Patients and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is an occasional and serious complication for peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients for whom no evidence-based management strategies have yet been established. Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis could appear after kidney transplantation in patients who previously underwent long-term PD. In this report, we present our experience in four PD patients diagnosed with EPS after kidney transplantation. Adhesiolysis provided improvement in their acute clinical conditions and allograft functions, despite the long-term follow-up. Surgical intervention may be a safe modality for this specific group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education And Research Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru Gok
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Oguz
authors.forename: Gulay Ulusal
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Okyay
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Merhametsiz
authors.forename: Sadik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ersoz
authors.forename: Basol
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Canbakan
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ayli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D056627:Peritoneal Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome