Case report of a rare cause of intestinal obstruction: Abdominal cocoon syndrome

Abstract

Abdominal cocoon is a rare cause of ileus characterized by a pouch of a cocoon-like thick fibrous membrane partially or completely covering the small intestine and presents with acute and subacute intestinal obstruction findings. In this paper, we aimed to present a case operated for intestinal obstruction due to abdominal cocoon syndrome in light of the literature.