Abdominal Cocoon as a Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report

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Abdominal cocoon is referred as a complete or partial small bowel encapsulation caused by dense fibrocollagen membranes leading to acute or chronic small bowel obstruction. It was first termed as peritonitis chronic fibrosain capsulata by Owtschinnikow in 1907 and finally abdominal cocoon by Foo in 1978 [1]. It is most commonly seen in adolescent girls of tropical and subtropical region though few cases of male have also been reported in literature [1,2].