[Encapsulating peritonitis disclosing primary melanoma of the small intestine: a case report].
Encapsulating peritonitis is a chronic peritonitis leading to the constitution of the thick white nacred fibrosis membrane. It is a rare affection. Its physiopathology is poorly elucidated. Diagnosis is usually at operation. We report an unpublished case of a 36-year-old patient, admitted for an abdominal mass. The different investigations demonstrated small bowel tumor with entrapped ileal and jejunal loops within a capsule. Diagnosis was made at the time of operation by discovering an encapsulating peritonitis caused by a primary malignant melanoma of the small bowel, which is an exceptional affection.
Bedioui
H
H
Service de chirurgie générale, hôpital militaire de Tunis, Tunisie.
Chatti
K
K
Chahbani
S
S
Bakhtari
M
M
Said
W
W
Maala
N
N
Gordah
N A
NA
Ben Abdallah
N
N
Bouziani
A
A
Ben Alaya
M
M
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*