Surgical treatment for idiopathic abdominal cocoon

Abstract To investigate diagnosis and treatment of abdominal cocoon. Clinical data of patients received treatment for abdominal cocoon from January 2000 to January 2011 was retrospectively analyzed. A total of 67 patients underwent treatment in our hospital were analyzed, the preoperatively diagnosis rate was only 47.8% (32/67). Patients who received preoperatively nutrition support have a lower postoperative complication (8/27 vs.13/20, χ(2) = 5.815, P