Abdominal cocooning
Abdominal cocoon is characterized by the small intestine being wrapped in an abnormal fibrous membrane like a cocoon, so it is also known as congenital intestinal imprisonment, intestinal cocooning, intracapsular adhesive intestinal obstruction, small intestinal segmental fibrous encapsulation syndrome, abdominal cocooning, etc. This disease is a rare and special type of intestinal obstruction with unknown cause. It was first reported and named by Foo in 1978. There is a lack of clinical knowledge about it, and it is often difficult to diagnose.
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Site of disease:
intestinal
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Infectious :
Not contagious
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Frequent population:
Adolescents, more common in females, when the disease occurs...
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Related symptoms:
Stomach ache
Lower abdominal mass
Stomach ache
Abdominal mass
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Concurrent disease: