Chylous ascites: A warning sign of life-threatening encapsulated peritoneal sclerosis in patient recently transferred to haemodialysis.

Perit Dial Int

Division of Nephrology and Keenan Research Center, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Published: March 2024

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