Accurate definition and management of idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis

Table 1 Distribution of articles and number of cases with idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis according to countries n (%)

Countries	Published articles	Published cases
China	8 (10.95)	104 (53.88)
India	21 (28.76)	35 (18.13)
Turkey	14 (19.17)	17 (8.80)
Nigeria	3 (4.10)	5 (2.59)
Taiwan	2 (2.74)	2 (1.03)
Pakistan	2 (2.74)	2 (1.03)
Qatar	2 (2.74)	3 (1.55)
Saudi Arabia	2 (2.74)	2 (1.03)
Israel	2 (2.74)	3 (1.55)
Iran	2 (2.74)	2 (1.03)
Nepal	2 (2.74)	2 (1.03)
Brazil	2 (2.74)	3 (1.55)
Italy	1 (1.37)	1 (0.51)
United States	1 (1.37)	2 (1.03)
South Korea	1 (1.37)	2 (1.03)
Senegal	1 (1.37)	1 (0.51)
Iraq	1 (1.37)	1 (0.51)
Belgium	1 (1.37)	1 (0.51)
Bangladesh	1 (1.37)	1 (0.51)
Kuwait	1 (1.37)	1 (0.51)
Malaysia	1 (1.37)	1 (0.51)
New Zealand	1 (1.37)	1 (0.51)
Greece	1 (1.37)	1 (0.51)

China has reported the greatest number of cases, while India has published the greatest number of articles.