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Comment
. 2013 Sep-Oct;33(5):479-81.
doi: 10.3747/pdi.2013.00141.

Classification of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is important, but must encapsulate the entire spectrum of the disease

Christopher J E Watson  1 , Andrew J Butler, J Andrew Bradley
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Classification of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is important, but must encapsulate the entire spectrum of the disease

Christopher J E Watson et al. Perit Dial Int. 2013 Sep-Oct.
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Figure 1 —
Figure 1 —
Computed tomography image demonstrating localized encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis, with encapsulation of distal small bowel adjacent to a kidney graft and dilatation of the proximal bowel.
Figure 2 —
Figure 2 —
Computed tomography image demonstrating a posterior fibrous sheet encasing small bowel, with an anteriorly placed collection.
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