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'''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. | '''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. | ||
==Etiology== | |||
* SEP can be idiopathic or mainly secondary to chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, peritoneovenous or ventriculoperitoneal shunts, or treatment with practolol. | |||
* Various abdominal disorders—such as [[tuberculosis]], [[sarcoidosis]], familial mediterranean fever, gastrointestinal malignancy, protein S deficiency, liver transplantation, fibrogenic foreign material, and [[luteinized ovarian thecomas]] are the other rare causative factors. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Synonyms and Related Keywords: Abdominal cocoon, sclerosing peritonitis, encapsulating peritonitis, peritonitis chronica fibrosa incapsulata.
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.
Etiology
- SEP can be idiopathic or mainly secondary to chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, peritoneovenous or ventriculoperitoneal shunts, or treatment with practolol.
- Various abdominal disorders—such as tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, familial mediterranean fever, gastrointestinal malignancy, protein S deficiency, liver transplantation, fibrogenic foreign material, and luteinized ovarian thecomas are the other rare causative factors.
References