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| Abdominal cocoon: A rare cause of intestinal obstruction | ||||||
| M R Madan Karthik Raj | ||||||
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MS, Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupanandha variyar Medical College and Hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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| Raj MRMK. Abdominal cocoon: A rare cause of intestinal obstruction. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2013;4(7):345–348. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Abdominal cocoon syndrome is described as rare condition causing intestinal obstruction where a part or whole small bowel is encased in a fibrous membrane.
Case Report: This case report is of a 30-year-old male patient who had undergone laparoscopic appendectomy five months ago presented with history, clinical and radiological findings suggestive of intestinal obstruction. He had been having similar episodes of intestinal obstruction which gets resolved spontaneously before and after surgery. Peroperatively inner aspect of entire peritoneal cavity was lined by a membrane which was adherent in certain areas causing obstruction. Adhesiolysis was done and patient recovered well. Conclusion: Awareness of this rare condition along with early diagnosis with radiological guidance and surgical intervention reduces morbidity of the patient. | |
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Keywords:
Intestinal obstruction, Abdominal cocoon
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Author Contributions
M R Madan Karthik Raj – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
None |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© M R Madan Karthik Raj 2013; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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