Cocoon Peritonitis Secondary to Perforated Appendicitis
A young man was admitted due to gastrointestinal obstruction and was diagnosed as having cocoon peritonitis secondary to perforated appendicitis. He suffered from small intestine partial obstruction because of multiple adhesion bands whose obstructive symptoms completely resolved after single balloo...
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Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2017-07-01
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| author | Pezhman Alavinejad Elena Lak Masoumeh Khedri |
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| description | A young man was admitted due to gastrointestinal obstruction and was diagnosed as having cocoon peritonitis secondary to perforated appendicitis. He suffered from small intestine partial obstruction because of multiple adhesion bands whose obstructive symptoms completely resolved after single balloon enteroscopy. So balloon enteroscopy could be offered as a therapeutic option for partial small intestine obstruction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85fa281c7e954cb085dfcdc59d3b6f5f2022-12-22T01:43:48ZengIranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shiraz University of Medical SciencesMiddle East Journal of Digestive Diseases2008-52302008-52492017-07-019317017210.15171/mejdd.2017.69Cocoon Peritonitis Secondary to Perforated AppendicitisPezhman Alavinejad0Elena Lak1Masoumeh Khedri2Gastroenterologist, Research Center for Infectious Diseases of Digestive System, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.Fellowship of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Department, Imam Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.Fellowship of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Department, Imam Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.A young man was admitted due to gastrointestinal obstruction and was diagnosed as having cocoon peritonitis secondary to perforated appendicitis. He suffered from small intestine partial obstruction because of multiple adhesion bands whose obstructive symptoms completely resolved after single balloon enteroscopy. So balloon enteroscopy could be offered as a therapeutic option for partial small intestine obstruction.http://www.mejdd.org/index.php/mejdd/article/view/1820GI obstructionBalloon enteroscopyCocoon peritonitis. |
| spellingShingle | Pezhman Alavinejad Elena Lak Masoumeh Khedri Cocoon Peritonitis Secondary to Perforated Appendicitis Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases GI obstruction Balloon enteroscopy Cocoon peritonitis. |
| title | Cocoon Peritonitis Secondary to Perforated Appendicitis |
| title_full | Cocoon Peritonitis Secondary to Perforated Appendicitis |
| title_fullStr | Cocoon Peritonitis Secondary to Perforated Appendicitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cocoon Peritonitis Secondary to Perforated Appendicitis |
| title_short | Cocoon Peritonitis Secondary to Perforated Appendicitis |
| title_sort | cocoon peritonitis secondary to perforated appendicitis |
| topic | GI obstruction Balloon enteroscopy Cocoon peritonitis. |
| url | http://www.mejdd.org/index.php/mejdd/article/view/1820 |
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