Abdominal cocoon

Abdominal cocoon is an acquired benign condition in which there is encapsulation of bowel loops by a fibrous membrane. Pre-operative clinical diagnosis is usually difficult. Imaging plays a critical role in timely and accurate diagnosis. We present a brief discussion on this topic with relevant imag...

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Autores principales: Sureka, Binit, Mittal, Mahesh Kumar, Sinha, Mukul, Mittal, Aliza, Thukral, Brij Bhushan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3841479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24327969
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0770.120502
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spelling pubmed-38414792013-12-10 Abdominal cocoon Sureka, Binit Mittal, Mahesh Kumar Sinha, Mukul Mittal, Aliza Thukral, Brij Bhushan Avicenna J Med Review Article Abdominal cocoon is an acquired benign condition in which there is encapsulation of bowel loops by a fibrous membrane. Pre-operative clinical diagnosis is usually difficult. Imaging plays a critical role in timely and accurate diagnosis. We present a brief discussion on this topic with relevant imaging findings. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3841479/ /pubmed/24327969 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0770.120502 Text en Copyright: © Avicenna Journal of Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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