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Idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
Author(s) -
Ashok Kumar Prashanth,
Sambandam Swaminathan,
Singh Gursharan,
Kaur Maninder,
Venkataswamy Chaitra,
Venkatakrishnan Leelakrishnan,
Pandey Salil,
John Biku Joseph
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.13685
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , liver transplantation , general surgery
Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) also known as abdominal cocoon is an uncommon condition that is characterized by the encasement of the small bowel by a fibro-collagenic membrane leading to clustering of the bowel, and thus may rarely cause intestinal obstruction. Only few cases of this disease have been reported in world literature. The etiology of this condition is unknown, and it is usually diagnosed incidentally on exploration. Surgery (membrane dissection and extensive adhesiolysis) is the treatment of choice. We report a case of SEP in a 38-year-old male patient.