Idiopathic Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis in a Patient with Atypical Symptoms and Imaging Findings

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A 52-year-old male with sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis. (a) Axial noncontrast CT of the abdomen showing encapsulated ascites (∗) within the thickened layers of the peritoneum (arrows). The bowel loops are displaced centrally due to the mass effect. (b) Coronal noncontrast CT image shows the extent of the encapsulated fluid (∗) within the thickened peritoneum (arrows). (c) Grayscale ultrasound image acquired just prior to the paracentesis shows a low level of homogenous echotexture of the ascitic fluid (∗) and encapsulating thickened peritoneum (arrow).

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