Case report--abdominal cocoon.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Irabor DO; Department of Surgery, University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria.; Atalabi O
- Source
- Publisher: West African College Of Physicians And West African College Of Surgeons Country of Publication: Nigeria NLM ID: 8301891 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0189-160X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0189160X NLM ISO Abbreviation: West Afr J Med Subsets: MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0189-160X
Abdominal cocoon is a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction seen almost exclusively in young adolescent females. Almost all cases are diagnosed at surgery and cured by excising the fibrous cocoon. This case although diagnosed accidentally too was treated conservatively successfully.