Abdominal Cocoon in a Man

Deeb, Liliane; Mourad, Fadi H.; El-Zein, Youssef R.; Uthman, S

doi:10.1097/00004836-199803000-00013

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“…Most of the patients were from tropical and subtropical regions. Reported cases are from Singapore [6], India [7, 8, 9, 10, 11], Malaysia [12, 13], Middle East [14, 15, 16], United Kingdom [4], Nigeria [17], Australia [18], Japan [1]and America [19]. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported from Turkey.…”

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The Abdominal Cocoon: A Case Report

Hamaloğlu¹,

Altun²,

Özdemir³

et al. 2002

Dig Surg

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The abdominal cocoon is a rare disease that is characterized by a total or partial encasement of the small bowel by a thick and fibrotic membrane. Thirty-five cases were reported since it was first described. It occurs primarily in females. Preoperative diagnosis is a matter of challenge and usually made at laparotomy. We report a patient with partial intestinal obstruction and abdominal cocoon which was diagnosed peri-operatively. We review the literature and discuss the etiology of this disease.

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The Abdominal Cocoon: A Case Report

Hamaloğlu¹,

Altun²,

Özdemir³

et al. 2002

Dig Surg

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“…The signs and symptoms of abdominal cocoon are usually nonspecific [6, 13, 14] including vomiting, abdominal pain and distention. The signs comprise soft abdomen with the presence of palpable nontender mass.…”

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“…Abdominal cocoon could be classified as primary (idiopathic) or secondary [14]. Table 1 shows a review of the literature for abdominal cocoon [3, 6–12].…”

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Abdominal Cocoon and Adhesiolysis: A Case Report and a Literature Review

Al-Thani

Mabrok

Shaibani

et al. 2013

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

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Abdominal cocoon is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. It is difficult to diagnose in most of the cases preoperatively. Surgical removal of the membrane resulted in complete recovery in the majority of the cases. The exact etiology of abdominal cocoon is still unknown. We reported a male patient who presented with features of intestinal obstruction and has been diagnosed as abdominal cocoon intraoperatively.

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“…The etiology of this disease is largely unknown and the cases seen so far have been limited to the tropical and subtropical zones and primarily affect young adolescent females, even though several earlier cases have been reported also in males [2, 3]. …”

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Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome (Idiopathic Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis): How Easy Is Its Diagnosis Preoperatively? A Case Report

Awe

2013

Case Reports in Surgery

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The abdominal cocoon syndrome (or idiopathic encapsulating peritonitis) is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. It has been reported predominantly in adolescent girls living in tropical/subtropical region in which diagnosis is only made at laparotomy in most cases. The cause and pathogenesis of the condition have not been elucidated. Prolonged administration of practalol, meconium peritonitis, and tuberculous infection of the female genital tract have been incriminated as possible causes. The author reports a case of a female patient with recurrent intestinal obstruction treated for years but failed to settle down on conservative treatment during her last hospital admission and had to undergo surgery. Preoperative diagnosis of this syndrome as the cause of her intestinal obstruction was not made until at laparotomy, when a thick fibrotic peritoneal wrapping of the bowel in a concertina-like fashion with some adhesions was found. Excision of this membrane and adhesiolysis were carried out without any need for bowel resection, and this led to relief of the obstruction and patient's complete recovery. Awareness of this benign condition in the differential diagnosis of intestinal obstruction will result in early diagnosis and correct management and prevent unnecessary bowel resections and bad outcomes.

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Abdominal Cocoon in a Man

Cited by 66 publications

References 20 publications

The Abdominal Cocoon: A Case Report

The Abdominal Cocoon: A Case Report

Abdominal Cocoon and Adhesiolysis: A Case Report and a Literature Review

Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome (Idiopathic Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis): How Easy Is Its Diagnosis Preoperatively? A Case Report

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