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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
*Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) is a rare benign cause of acute or subacute [[small bowel obstruction]]. | |||
*It is characterized by total or partial encasement of the small bowel within a thick fibrocollagenous membrane. | |||
*Orginally term '''abdominal cocoon''' and is also known as sclerosing peritonitis, encapsulating peritonitis, and peritonitis chronica fibrosa incapsulata. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
- Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) is a rare benign cause of acute or subacute small bowel obstruction.
- It is characterized by total or partial encasement of the small bowel within a thick fibrocollagenous membrane.
- Orginally term abdominal cocoon and is also known as sclerosing peritonitis, encapsulating peritonitis, and peritonitis chronica fibrosa incapsulata.
References