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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis caused by extensive endometriosis: A very rare entity
Bhavya P Mohan1, Sandeep A Varghese2, Sankar Sundaram1, Adarsh Indranath2
1 Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India
2 Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Bhavya P Mohan
Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/LJMS.LJMS_54_18
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Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) is a very rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adults, due to total or partial encapsulation of the small bowel by a fibrocollagenous, cocoon-like membrane. SEP can be primary (idiopathic) or secondary. A 38-year-old nulliparous female who required recurrent paracentesis and laparotomies for intestinal obstruction and was diagnosed to have SEP with extensive endometriosis involving ovaries, peritoneum, mesentery, and appendix along with massive hemoserous ascites is reported here. Endometriosis is a very unusual cause of SEP.
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