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Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome: An Extremely Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction.
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- Type III abdominal cocoon syndrome presenting as mechanical small bowel obstruction: a rare pediatric case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Research progress on abdominal cocoon syndrome.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Abdominal cocoon syndrome in a 10-year-old young adolescent after abdominal operation: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Unraveling the enigma of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis: a comprehensive review.Annals of coloproctology · 2025Article
- Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (Abdominal Cocoon) associated with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of bowel wall: a rare case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Abdominal cocoon syndrome, a rare and interesting cause of intestinal obstruction: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Abdominal cocoon syndrome-a rare culprit behind small bowel ischemia and obstruction: Three case reports.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Abdominal cocoon syndrome (ACS): a case report of a Chinese male diagnosed idiopathic ACS with inborn short intestine.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
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- Intestinal Obstruction Unraveled: A Rare Case of Primary Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis.Cureus · 2023Article
- Abdominal cocoon syndrome, a rare cause of intestinal obstruction presenting in an Asian adult male: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Abdominal cocoon syndrome, a diagnostic challenge affecting the treatment. A rare case report from Somalia.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Surgical timing for primary encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: A case report and review of literature.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2022Article
- Hernioscopy Revealing Rare Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome in an Elderly Patient: A Novel Technique for Abdominal Pathology.The American journal of case reports · 2022Article
- Abdominal cocoon syndrome (idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis): An extremely rare cause of small bowel obstruction-Two case reports and a review of literature.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Abdominal cocoon syndrome or encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is a rare condition causing small bowel obstruction. It is called cocoon syndrome because of the existence of an abnormal membrane that contains part or the entire small intestine. We present a case of a 49-year-old male, presenting to our department with recurrent episodes of obstructive ileus that did not respond to conservative treatment. He underwent exploratory laparotomy and a thick membrane covering the small bowel loops was found. The membrane was excised and sent for pathological examination. Abdominal cocoon syndrome is an acquired condition caused by an inflammatory process that is not yet completely understood. There are many theories for the pathophysiology of the disease. In most cases, the diagnosis is established during surgery. Complete removal of the membrane is the indicated surgical treatment. In mild cases, when the diagnosis is made preoperatively, conservative treatment should be the first choice.
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