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An asymptomatic case of peritoneal encapsulation: case report and review of the literature

Peritoneal encapsulation is a rare congenital anomaly characterised by a thin membrane of peritoneum encasing the small bowel to form an accessory peritoneal sac. We present a case of peritoneal encapsulation diagnosed incidentally in an 82 year old man undergoing laparotomy for colonic cancer. The...

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Autores principales: Al-Taan, Omer S, Evans, Martyn D, Shami, Javid A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2820440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20150981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-3-13