Case Report

Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome: Report of Two Cases

10.5222/otd.2014.173

  • Burhan Hakan Kanat
  • Fatih Mehmet Yazar
  • Mehmet Buğra Bozan
  • Zeynep Özkan
  • Fatih Erol
  • Yılmaz Bilgiç

Received Date: 28.10.2013 Accepted Date: 20.05.2014 Eur Arc Med Res 2014;30(3):173-175

Abdominal cocoon, is a rare cause of ileus which is seen primary or secondary with acute or subacute intestinal obstruction symptoms because of all or part of intestine covered with fibrocollagenose membrane. We are presenting two patient whom operated because of abdominal cocoon admitting with ileus symptoms.

Keywords: Ileus, acute abdomen, abdominal cocoon