Tuberculous abdominal cocoon: A rare variant of peritonitis

Faten Limaiem; Sahir Omrani; Fatma Medhioub; Mohamed Hajri; Rached Bayar

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6495

Tuberculous abdominal cocoon: A rare variant of peritonitis

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Oct 20;10(10):e6495. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6495. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Authors

Faten Limaiem^{1

2}, Sahir Omrani^{1

3}, Fatma Medhioub^{1

3}, Mohamed Hajri^{1

3}, Rached Bayar^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Tunis Faculty of Medicine University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia.
² Pathology Department University Hospital Mongi Slim Tunis Tunisia.
³ General Surgery Department University Hospital Mongi Slim Tunis Tunisia.

Abstract

Cocoon abdomen is an uncommon condition characterized by bowel entrapment in a cocoon-like membrane. Its clinical presentation is usually non-specific. Rarely, it may present with perforation peritonitis. The therapeutic approach depends on the stage of the disease. Surgery is essentially reserved for those with acute surgical complications.

Keywords: cocoon abdomen; perforation peritonitis; sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis; tuberculosis.

Publication types

Case Reports