title: The abdominal cocoon: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hamaloglu
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozenc
mesh_terms: 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