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
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.