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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul-Sep;6(3):674-676.
doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.222040.

Abdominal cocoon - A rare etiology of intestinal obstruction

Amol Jagdale  1 , Shopnil Prasla  1 , Saurav Mittal  1
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Case Reports

Abdominal cocoon - A rare etiology of intestinal obstruction

Amol Jagdale et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2017 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Abdominal cocoon is one of the rare causes of intestinal obstruction. It is referred as complete or partial small bowel encapsulation caused by the thick fibrocollagenous membrane. It is most common in young adolescent girls. We present a 40-year-old male patient with idiopathic abdominal cocoon. Few cases of male patients suffering from idiopathic abdominal cocoon have been reported in literature.

Keywords: Abdomen; abdominal cocoon; computed tomography; intestinal obstruction.

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(a-c) Axial section showing clumping of duodenojejunal flexure and proximal part of jejunum embedded within thin-walled fluid filled sac-like structure
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(a-d) Coronal and sagittal showing clumping of duodenojejunal flexure and proximal part of jejunum embedded within thin-walled fluid filled sac-like structure
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