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Abdominal cocoon: a unique presentation in an immunodeficient infant

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Abdominal cocoon is a rare disorder that may pose a diagnostic conundrum in patients presenting with intermittent symptoms of small bowel obstruction. We describe the imaging findings of a unique case of abdominal cocoon that presented in infancy.

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  1. Edward B Singleton Department of Pediatric Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, 6621 Fannin St., MC-2251, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Lorna P. Browne, Jigar Patel & R. Paul Guillerman

  2. Department of Allergy and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Imelda C. Hanson

  3. Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Darrell L. Cass

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Correspondence to Lorna P. Browne.

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Browne, L.P., Patel, J., Guillerman, R.P. et al. Abdominal cocoon: a unique presentation in an immunodeficient infant. Pediatr Radiol 42, 263–266 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2135-y

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