Case Report

Small Bowel Cocoon: A Distinct Disease with a New Developmental Etiology

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(a) Operative findings in patient 1, showing a foreshortened small bowel encased in a firm, rigid, fibrous membrane firmly adherent to the bowel. (b) View following incision of the membrane, revealing compressed, coiled, distended small bowel loops with interloop adhesions.
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