Abdominal cocoon: an unexpected cause of ascites in a healthy patient.
2019
Abdominal cocoon is the idiopathic fibrotic encasement of abdominal organs. It classically presents as small bowel obstruction in young women. In this case report, we present a rare example of a patient presenting solely with massive ascites of presumed gynecologic origin, who upon surgical exploration was found to have abdominal cocoon. We discuss the patient's unique disease presentation, unrevealing work-up and the treatment strategy pursued, and provide a review of the literature.
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