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Imaging and treatment of idiopathic abdominal cocoon in 9 patients

  • Authors:
    • Rui Yu
    • Yang Ya
    • Xiaoqiong Ni
    • Guohua Fan
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  • Published online on: November 29, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8258
  • Pages: 651-657
  • Copyright: © Yu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The aim of the current study was to investigate the imaging features of abdominal cocoon (AC), the methods of diagnosis and treatment of AC and improve understanding of AC. To do this, the current study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data and imaging findings of nine patients with AC. The clinical manifestations included intestinal obstruction in six out of the nine cases of AC, which included two cases of bowel strangulation and five cases of soft masses in the abdomen. Imaging features of AC included the following: i) Bowel loops were usually present in a fixed cluster; ii) bowel loops were encapsulated partially or totally by a thickening fibrous membrane‑like ‘cocoon’; iii) bowel wall thickened in the ‘cocoon’, and the bowel loops and sac adhered; iv) loculated ascites in the ‘cocoon’; v) abnormal clustering of the mesenteric vasculature, hypoplasia of the omentum majus was present or absent; and vi) Ileus occurred in some cases. The features of a plain abdominal X‑ray, a gastrointestinal barium meal series and ultrasonography lacked specificity. The results of CT in eight out of nine cases of AC were consistent with the surgical findings. Surgery was the first choice of therapy. All cases were treated surgically, showing that the bowel loops were encapsulated partially or totally by a thickened fibrous membrane. All cases received operations including partial or total excision of the membrane and enterolysis. In conclusion, CT may be highly valuable in the preoperative diagnosis of AC.
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Yu R, Ya Y, Ni X and Fan G: Imaging and treatment of idiopathic abdominal cocoon in 9 patients. Exp Ther Med 19: 651-657, 2020
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Yu, R., Ya, Y., Ni, X., & Fan, G. (2020). Imaging and treatment of idiopathic abdominal cocoon in 9 patients. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 19, 651-657. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8258
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Yu, R., Ya, Y., Ni, X., Fan, G."Imaging and treatment of idiopathic abdominal cocoon in 9 patients". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 19.1 (2020): 651-657.
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Yu, R., Ya, Y., Ni, X., Fan, G."Imaging and treatment of idiopathic abdominal cocoon in 9 patients". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 19, no. 1 (2020): 651-657. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8258