Tubercular abdominal cocoon- a rare cause of intestinal obstruction

Termed as a rare entity so far “abdominal cocoon” which is an encasing of the small bowel within the fibrous membrane is usually of unknown origin, although at times, it may be seen secondary to a variety of conditions. Though described in literature as a rare entity we report a case of tubercular a...

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Autores principales: Singh, M, Pandey, S, Jindal, S, Sandhu, S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2012
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Colorectal Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.1.10
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description Termed as a rare entity so far “abdominal cocoon” which is an encasing of the small bowel within the fibrous membrane is usually of unknown origin, although at times, it may be seen secondary to a variety of conditions. Though described in literature as a rare entity we report a case of tubercular abdominal cocoon in 15 year old boy. This case report emphasizes the importance of this surgical condition in a tuberculosis endemic region.
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spelling pubmed-36494472013-05-20 Tubercular abdominal cocoon- a rare cause of intestinal obstruction Singh, M Pandey, S Jindal, S Sandhu, S J Surg Case Rep Colorectal Surgery Termed as a rare entity so far “abdominal cocoon” which is an encasing of the small bowel within the fibrous membrane is usually of unknown origin, although at times, it may be seen secondary to a variety of conditions. Though described in literature as a rare entity we report a case of tubercular abdominal cocoon in 15 year old boy. This case report emphasizes the importance of this surgical condition in a tuberculosis endemic region. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2012-01-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649447/ /pubmed/24960725 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.1.10 Text en © JSCR
spellingShingle Colorectal Surgery
Singh, M
Pandey, S
Jindal, S
Sandhu, S
Tubercular abdominal cocoon- a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
title Tubercular abdominal cocoon- a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
title_full Tubercular abdominal cocoon- a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
title_fullStr Tubercular abdominal cocoon- a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
title_full_unstemmed Tubercular abdominal cocoon- a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
title_short Tubercular abdominal cocoon- a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
title_sort tubercular abdominal cocoon- a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
topic Colorectal Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.1.10
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