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Sclerosing peritonitis presenting as complete mechanical bowel obstruction: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Sclerosing peritonitis or abdominal cocoon syndrome is characterized by small bowel loops completely encapsulated by a fibrocollagenous membrane in the center of the abdomen. Although cocooning of the abdomen is mostly seen in patients on peritoneal dialysis, it can occur de novo; it v...

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Autores principales: Saqib, Sabah Uddin, Pal, Inam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6798455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31623685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2243-0