Small bowel obstruction secondary to abdominal cocoon syndrome: Case report and review of the literature
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Authors
- Marwen Sghaier
- Imen Ben Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4924-3620)
- Ayoub Zoghlami
- Rime Amari
- Hakim Zenaidi
- Jassser Yaakoubi
Institutions
- Tunis El Manar University (TN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2026-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2026.e45437
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00