title: Abdominal cocoon secondary to meconium peritonitis in a neonate: a case report.
abstract: Abdominal cocoon is a complete or partial encasement of intestines and rarely viscera by a fibrocollagenous sac which is usually formed by a nonspecific chronic inflammatory reaction. We report a case of abdominal cocoon in a 2-day-old neonate presenting with intestinal obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Safwan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Kanchan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kayastha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Sana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Javed
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Arsalan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wasti
keywords: Abdominal cocoon; Meconium peritonitis; Neonatal intestinal obstruction