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A case of abdominal cocoon.
Abdominal cocoon is a rare disease of the peritoneum and almost invariably presents as an acute or subacute intestinal obstruction with or without a mass. The etiology of this disease is largely unknown and abdominal cocoon of unknown etiology has been limited to the tropical and subtropical zones and primarily affects young adolescent females. In the temperate zone, only one case has been repo...
متن کاملA rare case of abdominal cocoon.
AIM Abdominal cocoon is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction usually diagnosed incidentally at laparotomy. It manifests by forming a membrane that typically encases the small bowel loops, leading to mechanical obstruction. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult. The etiology of this condition is not well understood; however, it is a form of chronic irritation and inflammation. METHOD A 33 year...
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Intestinal obstruction is a fairly common surgical emergency that usually occurs due to herniae, adhesions, or bands. Rarely, uncommon causes such as an abdominal cocoon are encountered, where part or all of the small intestine is encased within a thin membrane. We report one such case of abdominal cocoon, in whom, further encasement of the distal ileum was seen within a separate membrane.
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Abdominal cocoon is a rare condition characterized by total or partial encapsulation of the small bowel by a fibro collagenous membrane (cocoon) leading to acute or chronic bowel obstruction. Diagnosis is usually incidental at laparotomy. Imaging plays an important role in disease management. There are well-defined radiologic clues in the diagnosis of abdominal cocoon. A high index of clinical ...
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Abdominal cocoon or sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis is a rare condition of unknown cause in which intestinal obstruction results from the encasement of variable lengths of bowel by a dense fibrocollagenous membrane that gives the appearance of a cocoon. This condition is not often suspected preoperatively, and therefore the diagnosis is usually made at laparotomy (1). The abdominal cocoon ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.02.011