"The condition was originally termed abdominal cocoon. The condition is popularly known as sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis, however, this is somewhat of a misnomer as inflammation is not always present 5. It has also been known as sclerosing peritonitis, encapsulating peritonitis, and peritonitis chronica fibrosa incapsulata."
"The condition was originally termed abdominal cocoon. The condition is popularly known as sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis, however, this is somewhat of a misnomer as inflammation is not always present 5. It has also been known as sclerosing peritonitis, encapsulating peritonitis, and peritonitis chronica fibrosa incapsulata."
"tuberculosis; non-granulomatous EPS, negative for M. tuberculosis"
"Simple peritoneal sclerosis, (mild regional thickening of the submesothelial peritoneum), is a common consequence of long-term peritoneal dialysis and does not result in bowel encapsulation, but may progress to EPS in some individuals."
"Mortality ranges from 4-82%, due to small bowel obstruction and iatrogenic complications 5."
"continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (prevalence ~0.7%); related to the presence of bio-incompatible additives and long duration"
"tuberculosis; non-granulomatous EPS, negative for M. tuberculosis"
"Various abdominal disorders such as sarcoidosis, familial Mediterranean fever, gastrointestinal malignancy, ovarian carcinoma 6, protein S deficiency, liver transplantation, fibrogenic foreign material, and luteinised ovarian thecomas, systemic lupus erythematosus and radiation are other rare causes."