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Abdominal Tuberculosis With a Cocoon
Abdominal cocoon or sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis is a rare condition of unknown cause in which intestinal obstruction results from the encasement of variable lengths of bowel by a dense fibrocollagenous membrane that gives the appearance of a cocoon. This condition is not often suspected preoperatively, and therefore the diagnosis is usually made at laparotomy (1). The abdominal cocoon ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1319-3767
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.41733