Fig. 3

Pathological findings of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis evaluated at autopsy. The macroscopic appearance reveals a cocoon-like encapsulation of the entire intestine (a). A macroscopic section of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis shows bowel loops (arrows) covered by a thickened and fibrotic peritoneal membrane (b). Microscopic examination reveals marked subserosal fibrosis (c, d), adhesion of the serous membrane (e, f arrows), fibrin deposition (g), and fibroblast swelling with mononuclear cell infiltration (h). EvG; Elastica van Gieson, HE; Haematoxylin and Eosin