Peritoneal encapsulation: a rare cause of bowel obstruction in children.
Two rare cases of peritoneal encapsulation causing partial intestinal obstruction are described. Both were operated on, and one of them had a "cocoonlike" appearance. The characteristics and differences of peritoneal encapsulation and abdominal cocoon are discussed.
Mordehai
J
J
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Kleiner
O
O
Kirshtein
B
B
Barki
Y
Y
Mares
A J
AJ
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography