Abdominal cocoon - a rare cause of sub acute intestinal obstruction - a case report

Abstract EN

This is a case report of abdominal cocoon also referred to as sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis in 32 year-old female patient who presented to us with history of recurrent abdominal pain, constipation and vomiting one to two attacks per week, each attack continued for four to six hour and resolved spontaneously.

Preoperative diagnosis depends on a high index of suspicion, ultra sound and CT scan examinations are the most helpful tool of investigation in these patients.

Treatment consist of excision of the encapsulating membrane with lyses of the inter loop adhesion.