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[Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis].
Néphrologie & Thérapeutique 2017 June
Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is a rare but devastating complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis with a high mortality rate. The incidence is between 0.5 and 2.5%, decreasing with time. PSE is defined as a clinical syndrome with signs of gastrointestinal obstruction, inflammation parameters, radiological and macroscopic changes. The duration of treatment and the cessation of peritoneal dialysis are the main risks. About 75% occured in patients on hemodialysis or after kidney transplantation. Morphological alterations are disappearance of mesothelial layer, submesothelial fibrosis, interstitial sclerosis and vasculopathy. Ultrafiltration failure, fast transport status of the peritoneal membrane and loss of sodium sieving, the most powerful predictor, are the functional abnormalities. Biomarkers in peritoneal effluent include cancer antigen 125, interleukin-6. The pathophysiology is probably a consequence of a multiple-hit process in which expression of growth factors and cytokines play a central role. Medical strategies (corticosteroids, tamoxifen) in association with parenteral nutrition and/or surgery (enterolysis) are discussed. Prevention is the use of physiological peritoneal dialysis solutions, icodextrine instead of high glucose concentration solutions and peritoneal lavage after peritoneal dialysis stopping.
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