Cocoon within an abdominal cocoon

Intestinal obstruction is a fairly common surgical emergency that usually occurs due to herniae, adhesions, or bands. Rarely, uncommon causes such as an abdominal cocoon are encountered, where part or all of the small intestine is encased within a thin membrane. We report one such case of abdominal...

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Autores principales: Jayant, M, Kaushik, R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011
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Upper GI Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24950587
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.5.7
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description Intestinal obstruction is a fairly common surgical emergency that usually occurs due to herniae, adhesions, or bands. Rarely, uncommon causes such as an abdominal cocoon are encountered, where part or all of the small intestine is encased within a thin membrane. We report one such case of abdominal cocoon, in whom, further encasement of the distal ileum was seen within a separate membrane.
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spelling pubmed-36492402013-05-14 Cocoon within an abdominal cocoon Jayant, M Kaushik, R J Surg Case Rep Upper GI Surgery Intestinal obstruction is a fairly common surgical emergency that usually occurs due to herniae, adhesions, or bands. Rarely, uncommon causes such as an abdominal cocoon are encountered, where part or all of the small intestine is encased within a thin membrane. We report one such case of abdominal cocoon, in whom, further encasement of the distal ileum was seen within a separate membrane. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011-05-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649240/ /pubmed/24950587 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.5.7 Text en © JSCR
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649240/
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