title: Post trauma abdominal cocoon.
abstract: Abdominal cocoon or sclerosing peritonitis refers to a rare cause of intestinal obstruction due to formation of a membrane encasing the bowel. We report a case of abdominal cocoon post blunt trauma abdomen. The patient presented with a history of subacute intestinal obstruction and a mobile abdomen lump. Abdominal cocoon was diagnosed on computed tomography. He underwent adhesiolysis with excision of membrane.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India. Electronic address: supgrewal@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Supreet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Rudra Prasad
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Doley
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, India.
authors.forename: Mohinish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chabbhra
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Jaidev
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wig
keywords: Abdominal cocoon; Blunt trauma; Sclerosing peritonitis