The abdominal cocoon: a case report.
The abdominal cocoon is a rare disease that is characterized by a total or partial encasement of the small bowel by a thick and fibrotic membrane. Thirty-five cases were reported since it was first described. It occurs primarily in females. Preoperative diagnosis is a matter of challenge and usually made at laparotomy. We report a patient with partial intestinal obstruction and abdominal cocoon which was diagnosed peri-operatively. We review the literature and discuss the etiology of this disease.
Hamaloglu
Erhan
E
Department of General Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Altun
Hasan
H
Ozdemir
Arif
A
Ozenc
Ahmet
A
D000328:Adult; D005355:Fibrosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome