Idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis: an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction

• Main Authors: José de Arimatéia Batista Araújo Filho (Author), João Augusto Santos Martines (Author), Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines (Author), Adriano Ferreira Silva (Author), Silvana Maria Lovisolo (Author), Cláudio Campi de Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP), also called encapsulating peritonitis, is a rare and benign cause of intestinal obstruction of unknown etiology. Its onset may be acute or subacute although there are some reports with a two-month history. More commonly, this entity is secondary to chronic...