Difficult to Diagnose the Cause of Intestinal Obstruction due to Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome

Abstract

Abdominal cocoon syndrome (sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis) is a rare condition associated with clinical signs of intestinal dysfunction, episodes of small bowel obstruction and sometimes a palpable abdominal mass. We present the case of a 46-year-old male patient with clinical signs of intestinal obstruction caused by primary sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis.

Keywords

• abdominal cocoon syndrome
• sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis
• intestinal obstruction