title: Abdominal cocoon secondary to disseminated tuberculosis.
abstract: Abdominal cocoon, also known as sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis, represents a rare entity where a variable length of the small bowel is enveloped by a fibrocollagenous membrane giving the appearance of a cocoon. It may be asymptomatic and is often diagnosed incidentally at laparotomy. We present a rare case of abdominal cocoon due to abdominal tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Radha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Puppala
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Smiti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sripathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Rajagopal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kadavigere
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Prakashini
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koteshwar
authors.affiliation: Malathi Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000473:pathology*