Abera Michael Teklehaimanot, Abdela Abubeker Fedlu, Adela Amanuel Yegnanew, Annose Rodas Temesgen, Kebede Assefa Getachew
Department of Radiology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Department of Radiology, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Mar 30;19(6):2477-2482. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.03.019. eCollection 2024 Jun.
Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis is a very rare cause of intestinal obstruction. It usually follows peritoneal dialysis. The idiopathic form is also called abdominal cocoon and is more common in tropical and subtropical regions. We hereby present the clinical histories and imaging findings of 2 confirmed cases of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis who presented with chronic symptoms of bowel obstruction.
硬化性包裹性腹膜炎是肠梗阻非常罕见的病因。它通常继发于腹膜透析。特发性形式也被称为腹腔茧症,在热带和亚热带地区更为常见。我们在此呈现2例确诊的硬化性包裹性腹膜炎患者的临床病史及影像学表现,这2例患者均表现为肠梗阻的慢性症状。