Acute presentation of cocoon abdomen as septic peritonitis mimicking with strangulated internal herniation: a case report

Abstract Background Abdominal cocoon syndrome is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in which loops of small bowel get entrapped inside a fibro-collagenous membrane. Condition is also known in the literature as sclerosing peritonitis and in the majority of cases, it has no known cause. Although t...

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Main Authors: Sabah Uddin Saqib, Rimsha Farooq, Omair Saleem, Sarosh Moeen, Tabish Umer Chawla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2021-04-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01179-7
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