Cargando…

An unusual and difficult diagnosis of intestinal obstruction: The abdominal cocoon. Case report and review of the literature

Abdominal cocoon is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. The abdominal cocoon is probably a developmental abnormality, largely asymptomatic, and is found incidentally at laparotomy or autopsy. Pre-operative diagnosis cannot be often made correctly. This rare entity of intestinal obstruction has b...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Devay, Ali O, Gomceli, Ismail, Korukluoglu, Birol, Kusdemir, Ahmet
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1459267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16759404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-1-8