Bülent Huddam, Murat Başaran, Gülay Koçak, Alper Azak, Funda Yalçın, Nihan Haberal Reyhan, Murat Duranay
INTRODUCTION: Encapsulated peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis usually associated with the inadequacy and early termination of dialysis modality. Adequate treatment of peritoneal fibrosis has not been achieved by medical intervention so far. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), which inhibits inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase reversibly and highly selectively, is the most widely used drug for maintenance immunosupression in renal transplantation...
August 2015: International Urology and Nephrology