%0 Journal Article
%T Abdominal Cocoon Secondary to Meconium Peritonitis in a Neonate: A Case Report
%A Safwan Ahmad
%A Kanchan Kayastha
%A Sana Javed
%A Arsalan Wasti
%J Journal of Neonatal Surgery
%D 2013
%I EL-MED-Pub Publishers
%X Abdominal cocoon is a complete or partial encasement of intestines and rarely viscera by a fibrocollagenous sac which is usually formed by a nonspecific chronic inflammatory reaction. We report a case of abdominal cocoon in a 2-day-old neonate presenting with intestinal obstruction.
%K Abdominal cocoon
%K Neonatal intestinal obstruction
%K Meconium peritonitis
%U http://www.jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/25