INTERNAL HERNIA: ISOLATED SMALL INTESTINAL PERITONEAL ENCAPSULATION, A RARE CAUSE OF ACUTE INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION IN ADOLESCENT: A CASE REPORT

Intestinal peritoneal encapsulation as the sole cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent is rare. It poses a diagnostic dilemma where there is lack of high technological equipment to aid diagnosis, usually confirmed at surgery. A good knowledge of this condition will raise the index of suspicion and guide prompt surgical intervention, thus this report.