Do you recommend continuing peritoneal dialysis in an ESKD patient on peritoneal dialysis who is diagnosed with encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis since abdominal symptoms may worsen when peritoneal dialysis is stopped?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
It is generally accepted that after a diagnosis of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), most patients are transitioned off peritoneal dialysis (PD) and switched to hemodialysis as patients with EPS often have chronic abdominal pain and will often have difficulty with dialysis adequacy and ultra...
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