title: Abdominal cocoon with small bowel obstruction: two case reports.
abstract: Abdominal cocoon is a rare condition that  results in an intestinal obstruction  due to  total or partial encapsulation of the small bowel by a fibrocollagenous membrane. Treatment is surgical resection of the membrane and free the bowel. Preoperative diagnosis is possible with combination of sonography and CT scan. We report two cases where the diagnosis of abdominal cocoon was suggested preoperatively based on the sonography and CT scan of abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, GMCH, Chandigarh, India. drravianmol@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ravinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dalal
authors.forename: Ujjawal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Khurana
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media