Recognizing a hidden cause of bowel obstruction: the abdominal cocoon

First described in 1978, abdominal cocoon syndrome has been described in little over 300 people worldwide, predominantly young adolescent females living in tropical and subtropical zones.1 A review of literature suggested retrograde menstruation as the cause of infertility and cocoon formation.1 Sin...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American surgeon 2014-11, Vol.80 (11), p.E317-319
Hauptverfasser: Sakharpe, Aniket K, Wilhelm, Jakub, Bui, Rosa, Ibrahim, George, Baccaro, Leo, McBride, Nils, Boonswang, Pricha
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