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Paula de Castro Menezes Candido1, Andrea de Freitas Werner2, Izabela Machado Flores Pereira3
1Trainee in Radiology at Hospital Felício Rocho, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Abstract:
Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis, a rare cause of bowel obstruction, was described as a complication associated with peritoneal dialysis which is much feared because of its severity. The authors report a case where radiological findings in association with clinical symptoms have allowed for a noninvasive diagnosis of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis, emphasizing the high sensitivity and specificity of computed tomography to demonstrate the characteristic findings of such a condition.
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