Small Bowel Injury in Peritoneal Encapsulation following Penetrating Abdominal Trauma

Small bowel encapsulation is a rare entity which is usually found incidentally at autopsy. We report the first case of peritoneal encapsulation encountered serendipitously at laparotomy undertaken for penetrating abdominal trauma and review the literature on peritoneal encapsulation. We also compare...

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Published in:Case Reports in Surgery
Main Authors: K. Naidoo, S. Mewa Kinoo, B. Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/379464