IDIOPATHIC SCLEROSING ENCAPSULATED PERITONITIS (ABDOMINAL COCOON) A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

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...

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Main Author: EMAD AL-EBRAHIM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: university of basrah 2007-12-01
Series:Basrah Journal of Surgery
Online Access:https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_56733_65ea89f89aa7d5c1cd7b29b086520c8e.pdf