Abdominal cocoon syndrome as a rare cause of mechanical bowel obstruction: report of two cases

dc.contributor.authorYeniay, Levent
dc.contributor.authorKaraca, Can Avni
dc.contributor.authorCaliskan, Cemil
dc.contributor.authorFirat, Ozgur
dc.contributor.authorErsin, Sinan Muhtar
dc.contributor.authorAkgun, Erhan
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T21:35:30Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T21:35:30Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAn abdominal cocoon is an extremely rare condition, and has been reported mainly in young adolescent women as a cause of small bowel obstruction. In these patients, the small bowel is encased in a fibrous sac called an abdominal cocoon. We hereby present two cases who were diagnosed only by laparotomy and their correlation with the literature. They both received early intervention, thus preventing the need for bowel resection. The pathology of both membranes showed inflammation.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5505/tjtes.2011.39018en_US
dc.identifier.endpage560en_US
dc.identifier.issn1306-696X
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid22290011en_US
dc.identifier.startpage557en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5505/tjtes.2011.39018
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/45875
dc.identifier.volume17en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000298313000015en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTurkish Assoc Trauma Emergency Surgeryen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUlusal Travma Ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgeryen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAbdominal cocoonen_US
dc.subjectperitoneal encapsulationen_US
dc.titleAbdominal cocoon syndrome as a rare cause of mechanical bowel obstruction: report of two casesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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