title: [Abdominal cocoon is a rare cause of ileus].
abstract: Partial or total encapsulation of bowel in a membrane-like sac is a rare cause of mechanical bowel obstruction. Three different types of encapsulation have been described: a congenital, a secondary and an idiopathic or "abdominal cocoon". The present case describes a 34-year-old male, who was admitted with small bowel obstruction caused by an "abdominal cocoon", which was successfully treated by surgery. Precise preoperative diagnosis is often missed, but a computed tomography visualizing bowel loops enclosed in a membrane is a characteristic finding.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk Afdeling, Aarhus Universitets­hospital, Denmark. kimlauge@rm.dk
authors.forename: Kim Bøgelund
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Laugesen
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ljungmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D056627:Peritoneal Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome