From abdominal pain to a diagnosis of primary sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis and its management, a case report

Abstract

Background

Sclerosing Encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) is a rare chronic fibro-inflammatory disease of the peritoneum. The aetiology can be either primary or secondary. The knowledge around this topic is poor.

Case presentation

Based on the report of a 64-year-old man suffering from intestinal obstruction and its management with a final diagnosis of primary SEP, herein we review the literature concerning this specific entity of primary SEP and its challenge in both diagnosis and treatment.

Conclusion

whereas SEP is a rare entity, imagery is helpful to make the diagnosis

Keywords:

• Sclerosing Encapsulating peritonitis
• primary
• imagery
• case report

Acknowledgements

To the patient who has accepted that we published his case.

Ethics approval

The protocol was approved by the named institutional local committee of University Hospital centre of Limoges

Consent for publication

Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.

Author contributions

MBM, and NC conceived and designed the study. MBM and AC acquired the data. MBM and NC analysed the data. MBM and NC interpreted the data. NC, MBM, AC, SB and MM contributed to the writing of the manuscript and to its critical revision. NC, MBM, AC, SB and MM approved the final version of the manuscript.

Disclosure statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Data availability statement

Data and materials are at the disposal of the journal.