Haithem Zaafouri

Idiopathic Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis Revealed by Intestinal Obstruction

Haithem Zaafouri, Emir Ariane, Amine Lahmidi, Dhafer Haddad, Ahmed Bouhafa & Anis Ben Maamer · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) is a very rare entity characterized by encasement of small intestine by a fi­brocollagenous membrane. It is divided into primary (idiopathic) which is named as abdominal cocoon and secondary forms. The preoperative diagnosis is difficult...