ReviewSultan Qaboos University medical journal2016
Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis: Review.
Review in Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 124 citations in OpenAlex.
- Idiopathic Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis Mimicking Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report and Systematic Literature Review.The American journal of case reports · 2026Pooled it
- Idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (abdominal cocoon) presenting with abdominal pain and palpable mass: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Successful laparoscopic management of idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
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- Type III abdominal cocoon syndrome presenting as mechanical small bowel obstruction: a rare pediatric case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
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- From Endometriosis to Encapsulation: A Case Report of Endometriosis Causing Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis.Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Article
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- Entrapped in the Cocoon: A Rare Case of Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis in a Patient on Dialysis.Cureus · 2025Article
- Unraveling the cocoon: A case report on preoperative ambiguity and definitive surgical management of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Idiopathic cocoon syndrome presenting as small bowel obstruction with asymptomatic postoperative intra-abdominal collection: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (Abdominal Cocoon) associated with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of bowel wall: a rare case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Non-Dialysis-Associated Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis: A Unique Case Presentation and Surgical Intervention.Cureus · 2024Article
- Unusual causes of Small bowel obstruction: a review of the literature and revisited cross-sectional imaging checklist.Emergency radiology · 2024Review
- Abdominal cocoon syndrome, a rare and interesting cause of intestinal obstruction: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Managing abdominal cocoon syndrome complicated by intestinal necrosis and unexpected amelioration of depression after surgery: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Article
- Intraoperative Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Abdominal cocoon syndrome-a rare culprit behind small bowel ischemia and obstruction: Three case reports.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Abdominal cocoon syndrome (ACS): a case report of a Chinese male diagnosed idiopathic ACS with inborn short intestine.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of the peritoneum with an unknown aetiology. Also known as abdominal cocoon, the condition occurs when loops of the bowel are encased within the peritoneal cavity by a membrane, leading to intestinal obstruction. Due to its rarity and non-specific clinical features, it is often misdiagnosed. The condition presents with recurrent episodes of small bowel obstruction and can be idiopathic or secondary; the latter is associated with predisposing factors such as peritoneal dialysis or abdominal tuberculosis. In the early stages, patients can be managed conservatively; however, surgical intervention is necessary for those with advanced stage intestinal obstruction. A literature review revealed 118 cases of SEP; the mean age of these patients was 39 years and 68.0% were male. The predominant presentation was abdominal pain (72.0%), distension (44.9%) or a mass (30.5%). Almost all of the patients underwent surgical excision (99.2%) without postoperative complications (88.1%).
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