Hajimirzaei SH, Abbasi M, Alamdari NM, Besharat S, Farsi Y, Gharib A, Seyyedi MS. Chronic constipation and acute small bowel obstruction due to small bowel encapsulation: A case report.
Clin Case Rep 2023;
11:e8144. [PMID:
38046806 PMCID:
PMC10689288 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.8144]
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Abstract
Key Clinical Message
Peritoneal encapsulation is most of the time asymptomatic and is found incidentally, but when symptomatic it usually presents with bowel obstruction. CT scan is a gold standard for the diagnosis of bowel encapsulation.
Abstract
Congenital peritoneal encapsulation (CPE), abdominal cocoon syndrome (ACS), and sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) are syndromes in which the small bowel is encapsulated. Small bowel encapsulation is usually asymptomatic and rarely presents with small bowel obstruction. In this article, we report a 65-year-old man who presented to our hospital with signs and symptoms of small bowel obstruction. He underwent an urgent operation, and small bowel encapsulation was diagnosed. One year after the surgery, all symptoms improved.
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