Abdominal cocoon syndrome as a rare cause of mechanical bowel obstruction: report of two cases

An abdominal cocoon is an extremely rare condition, and has been reported mainly in young adolescent women as a cause of small bowel obstruction. In these patients, the small bowel is encased in a fibrous sac called an abdominal cocoon. We hereby present two cases who were diagnosed only by laparotomy and their correlation with the literature. They both received early intervention, thus preventing the need for bowel resection. The pathology of both membranes showed inflammation.

Baðýrsak týkanýklýðýnýn nadir bir sebebi olan abdominal koza sendromu: Ýki olgu sunumu

Abdominal koza literatürde genelde genç adölesan kadýnlarda ince baðýrsak týkanýklýðýnýn bir nedeni olarak bildirilen nadir bir durumdur. Bu hastalarda ince baðýrsak “abdominal koza” olarak adlandýrýlan fibröz bir kese içine sarýlmýþtýr. Biz burada tanýsý ancak laparotomi ile konulabilen iki olguyu literatürdeki bilgilerle birlikte sunuyoruz. Her iki olguya da erken dönemde müdahale edilerek baðýrsak rezeksiyonundan kaçýnýlmýþtýr. Her iki olguda da membranýn patolojik incelemesi enflamatuvar bir sürece iþaret etmiþtir.