Torus palatinus in end-stage renal disease patients receiving peritoneal dialysis: Does renal osteodystrophy play a role?

• Main Authors: Yildiray Sisman (Author), Cumali Gokce (Author), Murat Sipahioglu (Author), Elif Tarim Ertas (Author), Aydin Unal (Author), Oktay Oymak (Author), Cengiz Utas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Our aim was to investigate the prevalence, size, locations, and shapes of torus palatinus (TP) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD) in order to analyze the relationship between the TP size and duration of PD. Materials and methods: During 2007, 91...