An unusual case of cocoon abdomen in a patient on hemodialysis

“Cocoon abdomen” or sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. It has been described in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. The exact etiology is unknown, but pathogenesis rests on chronic peritoneal inflammation. No case has been reported so f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jaryal, A., Rathi, M., Bal, A., Goyal, A., Ramachandran, R., Kumar, V., Kohli, H. S., Gupta, K. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4753743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26937080
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.157420
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Sumario:“Cocoon abdomen” or sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. It has been described in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. The exact etiology is unknown, but pathogenesis rests on chronic peritoneal inflammation. No case has been reported so far in patients on hemodialysis. We hereby report a case of cocoon abdomen presenting as refractory ascites with intestinal obstruction in a patient on maintenance hemodialysis.

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