title: Abdominal cocoon.
abstract: Intestinal obstruction secondary to cocoon formation is not common. We report a case of a patient who had presented with abdominal pain and distension accompanied by vomiting. Investigations, laparotomy and histology together revealed primary peritoneal carcinoma as the cause of the patient's symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust, Telford, UK.
authors.forename: Christian B S
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Diggory
authors.forename: Abdus
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samee
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D056627:Peritoneal Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis