Peritoneal encapsulation: a rare cause of bowel obstruction in children. |
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| Authors: | J Mordehai O Kleiner B Kirshtein Y Barki A J Mares |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pediatric Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. |
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| Abstract: | Two rare cases of peritoneal encapsulation causing partial intestinal obstruction are described. Both were operated on, and one of them had a "cocoonlike" appearance. The characteristics and differences of peritoneal encapsulation and abdominal cocoon are discussed. |
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