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...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
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 |