Type III abdominal cocoon syndrome presenting as mechanical small bowel obstruction: a rare pediatric case report
Abdominal cocoon syndrome should be considered in patients with unexplained intestinal obstruction. Early surgical intervention leads to favorable outcomes. This case represents a rare instance of Type III abdominal cocoon syndrome in Somalia, underscoring the need for heightened clinical suspicion and timely management in low-resource settings, underscoring the need for heightened clinical suspicion and timely management in low-resource settings.
Authors
- Ahmed Muhammad Bashir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7992-506X)
- Abdullahi Yusuf Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7773-5601)
- Abdirahman Ahmed Mohamud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7889-7231)
- Abdishakur Mohamed abdi
- Abdinasir Mohamed Elmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0112-8431)
- Abdisalam Ismail Hassan
Institutions
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (TR)
- Somali National University (SO)
- Somali International University (SO)
- Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology (SO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rc9.0000000000000197
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00