Primary sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis
Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis also known as cocoon abdomen is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of the peritoneum in which the bowel loops are encircled by a membrane (cocoon formation) within the peritoneal cavity leading to intestinal obstruction. It can be primary (idiopathic) or secon...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_1228_21 |
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