title: An unusual cause of intestinal obstruction: abdominal cocoon.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  abdominal cocoon is characterized by total or partial encasement of the small bowel by a thick fibrotic membrane, leading to mechanical obstruction. Here, we report two cases of abdominal cocoon; both patients presented with symptoms of intestinal obstruction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We describe the CT and sonographic features of this disease, emphasizing the role of MDCT, and discuss the preoperative diagnostic clues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mersin University Medical Faculty, Turkey. meryemcereb@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Meryem Cereb
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tombak
authors.forename: F Demir
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Apaydin
authors.forename: Tahsin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Colak
authors.forename: Meltem Nass
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Duce
authors.forename: Yüksel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Balci
authors.forename: Müjdat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media