Peritoneal encapsulation and abdominal cocoon in a male child
Case Report
Accepted:
Abstract
An unusual small-bowel obstruction caused by a membrane encasing the small intestine in the manner of a cocoon in a 7-year-old male who had no previous history of abdominal operation, peritonitis, or prolonged drug intake and who was successfully treated by lysis and excision of the membrane with incidental appendectomy is presented.
Key words
Abdominal cocoon Intestinal obstruction Peritoneal encapsulationReferences
- 1.Foot KT, Rauff A, Foong WC, Sinniah R (1978) Unusual small intestinal obstruction in adolescent girls: the abdominal cocoon. Br J Surg 65: 427–430PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 2.Lifschitz O, Tiu J, Sumeruk RA (1987) Peritoneal encapsulation of small intestine. S Afr Med J 71: 452–453PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 3.Macklin J, Hall C and Feldman MA (1991) Unusual cause of small bowel obstruction in adolescent girl: the abdominal cocoon. J R Coll Surg Edinb 36: 50–52PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 4.Marinho A, Adelusi B (1980) The abdominal cocoon — case report. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 87: 249–250PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 5.Myllarniemi H, Leppaniemi A (1981) Peritoneal fibrosis due to practolol: scanning electron microscopical and histological observations. Acta Chir Scand 147: 137–140PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 6.Rao PLNG, Mitra SK, Pathak IC (1979) Abdominal cocoon — cause of intestinal obstruction in a 4-year-old girl. Indian Pediatr 16: 1047–1048PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 7.Sayfan J, Adam YG, Reif R (1979) Peritoneal encapsulation in childhood. Am J Surg 138: 725–727PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 8.Siek JO, Cowgill R, Lark Worthy W (1983) Peritoneal encapsulation and abdominal cocoon. Gastroenterology 84: 1597–1601PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 9.Thorlakson PHT, Monie IW, Thorlakson TK (1953) Anomalous peritoneal encapsulation of the small intestine. Br J Surg 40: 490–493PubMedGoogle Scholar
Copyright information
© Springer-Verlag 1994