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Previous abdominal surgery is not necessarily a contraindication for peritoneal dialysis

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boxed-textChen S-Y et al. (2007) Does previous abdominal surgery increase postoperative complication rates in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Perit Dial Int 27: 557–559

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  1. Department of Surgery, Module 4400, Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center, 9400 East Rosecrans Avenue, Bellflower, CA 90706, USA john.h.crabtree@kp.org

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