title: Post-traumatic intra-cocoon mesenteric tear: a case report.
abstract: Sclerosing peritonitis, more commonly called abdominal cocoon, is a rare intra-peritoneal disease that is characterized by complete or partial encapsulation of the small intestine by a thick collagenous membrane. This disease mostly presents in the form of small bowel obstruction, however in our case the patient presented with intra-cocoon bleeding following a motor vehicle accident.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King Fahd Medical Military Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Saed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaber
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dulaijan
authors.forename: Moutamn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadoun
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moghazy
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Said