Idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis: Abdominal cocoon
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Idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (or abdominal cocoon)
BACKGROUND Idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (or abdominal cocoon) is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction, especially in adult population. Diagnosis is usually incidental at laparotomy. We discuss one such rare case, outlining the fact that an intra-operative surprise diagnosis could have been facilitated by previous investigations. CASE PRESENTATION A 56 year-old man presen...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.1999