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. 2015 Jul-Aug;35(4):490-1.
doi: 10.3747/pdi.2014.00077.

Malfunction of Peritoneal Catheters by Proliferation of Vascularized Fibrous Tissue

Matthias Zeiler  1 , Federica F Lenci  2 , Rosa M Agostinelli  3 , Tania Monteburini  3 , Rita Marinelli  3 , Gianfranco Boccoli  4 , Stefano Dellabella  2 , Emilio Ceraudo  5 , Stefano Santarelli  3
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Malfunction of Peritoneal Catheters by Proliferation of Vascularized Fibrous Tissue

Matthias Zeiler et al. Perit Dial Int. 2015 Jul-Aug.
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Macroscopic aspects of the tissue formation around the peritoneal catheter.
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