ArticleCureus2021
Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome: A Laparoscopic Approach.
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- Successful laparoscopic management of idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome Masquerading as Intussusception on Computed Tomography: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: a three-case series highlighting diagnostic challenges and surgical managements.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
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- Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome With Greater Omental Hypoplasia: A Rare Anatomical Insight and Diagnostic Challenge.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Research progress on abdominal cocoon syndrome.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Unraveling the cocoon: A case report on preoperative ambiguity and definitive surgical management of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Unraveling the enigma of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis: a comprehensive review.Annals of coloproctology · 2025Article
- Stoma occlusion caused by abdominal cocoon after abdominal abscess surgery: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- 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
- Chronic constipation and acute small bowel obstruction due to small bowel encapsulation: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- Surgical timing for primary encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: A case report and review of literature.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 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
Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis, or abdominal cocoon syndrome (ACS), is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in which the small bowel is encapsulated by a fibro-collagenous membrane. We present the case of a 29-year-old male who presented to us with acute intestinal obstruction. The imaging performed suggested the presence of ACS. The patient underwent laparoscopic adhesiolysis and the small bowel was released. In cases of recurrent small bowel obstruction, a high index of suspicion is required for the diagnosis of ACS. Computed tomography can be a useful imaging modality, and surgery remains the mainstay of treatment.
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