27 March 2026
: Case report 
Idiopathic Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis Mimicking Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report and Systematic Literature Review
Mistake in diagnosis, Rare disease
Eirini-Chrysovalantou Martzivanou
ABCDEF 1*, Stefanos Atmatzidis ACE 1, Nikolaos Voloudakis AEF 1, Dimitrios Tsompanis CD 1, Eirini Papadopoulou BE 1, Konstantinos Kiroplastis BE 1, Dimitrios Raptis DE 1, Ioannis Koutelidakis DE 1, Grigorios Chatzimavroudis AE 1, Thomas Papaziogas DE 1, Basilios Papaziogas DE 1
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951103
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951103
Table 2 Clinical data of the reviewed articles.
| Clinical data | No. of cases | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 58 | 71.0 |
| Female | 24 | 29.0 |
| Symptoms | ||
| Acute intestinal obstruction | 52 | 63.4 |
| Subacute intestinal obstruction | 26 | 31.7 |
| Acute appendicitis | 4 | 4.9 |
| Establishment of diagnosis | ||
| Contrast-enhanced CT | 24 | 29.3 |
| During laparoscopy | 19 | 23.2 |
| During laparotomy | 39 | 47.6 |
| Treatment | ||
| Operative | 78 | 95.1 |
| Resection of fibrous membrane and adhesiolysis | 63 | 80.8 |
| Appendectomy | 14 | 17.9 |
| Bowel resection | 11 | 14.1 |
| Other | 7 | 9.0 |
| Non-operative | 4 | 4.9 |
| Recurrence | ||
| Yes | 7 | 8.5 |
| No | 48 | 58.5 |
| Not stated | 26 | 31.7 |
| Death in early postoperative period | 1 | 1.2 |
| CT – computed tomography. | ||