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Case Reports
. 2012 Feb;42(2):263-6.
doi: 10.1007/s00247-011-2135-y. Epub 2011 Jun 29.

Abdominal cocoon: a unique presentation in an immunodeficient infant

Lorna P Browne  1 , Jigar Patel, R Paul Guillerman, Imelda C Hanson, Darrell L Cass
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Case Reports

Abdominal cocoon: a unique presentation in an immunodeficient infant

Lorna P Browne et al. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Abdominal cocoon is a rare disorder that may pose a diagnostic conundrum in patients presenting with intermittent symptoms of small bowel obstruction. We describe the imaging findings of a unique case of abdominal cocoon that presented in infancy.

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