Tuberculous abdominal cocoon: A rare variant of peritonitis

Cocoon abdomen is an uncommon condition characterized by bowel entrapment in a cocoon‐like membrane. Its clinical presentation is usually non‐specific. Rarely, it may present with perforation peritonitis. The therapeutic approach depends on the stage of the disease. Surgery is essentially reserved f...

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Autores principales: Limaiem, Faten, Omrani, Sahir, Medhioub, Fatma, Hajri, Mohamed, Bayar, Rached
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9582672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36276911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6495
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Sumario:Cocoon abdomen is an uncommon condition characterized by bowel entrapment in a cocoon‐like membrane. Its clinical presentation is usually non‐specific. Rarely, it may present with perforation peritonitis. The therapeutic approach depends on the stage of the disease. Surgery is essentially reserved for those with acute surgical complications.

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