title: Small bowel cocoon: a distinct disease with a new developmental etiology.
abstract: We have treated two patients with small bowel (abdominal) cocoon who presented with acute and partial small bowel obstruction associated with an abdominal mass. Neither had a history of previous surgery, peritonitis, or prolonged drug therapy. The distinct features of this disease are illustrated. A developmental etiology and a new nomenclature for this disease are proposed, along with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery Department, Hamad General Hospital, Doha 3050, Qatar.
authors.forename: Ibrahim E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Bassiouny
authors.forename: Tariq O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Abbas