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Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis and other aspects of long-term peritoneal
dialysis
Vlijm, A.
Publication date
2010
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Vlijm, A. (2010). Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis and other aspects of long-term peritoneal
dialysis.
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Table of contents
Chapter 1
General introduction 7
PART I
LONG-TERM PERITONEAL DIALYSIS IN PATIENTS 17Chapter 2
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC FINDINGS CHARACTERISTIC FOR ENCAPSULATING
PERITONEAL SCLEROSIS: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY 19
Chapter 3
IMAGING IN ENCAPSULATING PERITONEAL SCLEROSIS
Review 33
Chapter 4
ENCAPSULATING PERITONEAL SCLEROSIS IN A PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT USING BIOCOMPATIBLE FLUIDS ONLY: IS ALPORT SYNDROME A RISK FACTOR? 45
Chapter 5
ARE PERITONEAL CALCIFICATIONS IN LONG-TERM PERITONEAL DIALYSIS RELATED TO AORTIC CALCIFICATIONS AND DISTURBANCES IN MINERAL METABOLISM? 51
PART II
LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTAL PERITONEAL DIALYSIS 65Chapter 6
Chapter 7
EXPERIMENTAL PERITONEAL SCLEROSIS MODELS SHOULD NOT BE BASED ON
CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE ANYMORE 75
Chapter 8
A TWO-HIT APPROACH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PERITONEAL
SCLEROSIS MODEL 93
Chapter 9
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO A BIOCOMPATIBLE,
HYPERTONIC, PYRUVATE-BUFFERED DIALYSIS SOLUTION 107
Chapter 10
THE EFFECTS OF A DIALYSIS SOLUTION WITH A COMBINATION OF GLYCEROL/AMINO ACIDS/DEXTROSE ON THE PERITONEAL MEMBRANE IN CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE 119
Chapter 11
THE ADDITION OF A NITRIC OXIDE INHIBITOR TO A MORE BIOCOMPATIBLE
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SOLUTION IN A RAT MODEL WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE 139
Chapter 12
SUMMARY, DISCUSSION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 149