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IDIOPATHIC SCLEROSING ENCAPSULATED PERITONITIS (ABDOMINAL COCOON) A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW | ||
| Basrah Journal of Surgery | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 42-46 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/bsurg.2007.56733 | ||
| Author | ||
| EMAD AL-EBRAHIM | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Sclerosing encapsulated peritonitis or abdominal cocoon is a rare disease that is characterized by a total or partial encasement of the small bowel by a thick and fibro tic membrane. Thirty eight cases were reported since it was first described. It occurs primarily in adolescent females in tropical and subtropical regions. Preoperative diagnosis is a matter of challenge and usually made at laparotomy. We report a patient with partial intestinal obstruction and abdominal co-coon that was diagnosed during surgery. We review the literature and discuss the etiology of this disease. | ||
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