Abstract:Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis is a rare and frequently severe entity
characterized by total or partial involvement of small bowel loops by a membrane of
fibrous tissue. The disease presents with nonspecific clinical features of intestinal
obstruction, requiring precise imaging diagnosis to guide the treatment. The present
report emphasizes the importance of computed tomography in the diagnosis of this
condition and its confirmation by surgical correlation.
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