Abdur Raheem Juwairiah, Annu Suresh C, Ravula Lahari, Samreen Sara, Khan Ariyan
Department of General Surgery, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, IND.
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, IND.
Cureus. 2022 Feb 19;14(2):e22384. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22384. eCollection 2022 Feb.
Abdominal cocoon is one of the rare causes of intestinal obstruction mostly diagnosed at the operating table. Its etiology is primarily unknown but can be secondary to known causes. The involvement of the gastrointestinal (GI) system was a common feature during the second wave of COVID-19, and at present, there are reports of GI symptoms in patients who have completely recovered from COVID-19. Abdominal cocoon formation has been reported during the active stage of COVID-19 but not as its sequela. We report two cases with a high degree of suspicion of abdominal cocoon formation in middle-aged individuals with no comorbidities, who recovered from a severe form of COVID-19.
腹茧症是肠梗阻的罕见病因之一，大多在手术台上才能确诊。其病因主要不明，但也可能继发于已知病因。在新冠疫情第二波期间，胃肠道系统受累是一个常见特征，目前也有从新冠中完全康复的患者出现胃肠道症状的报告。有报道称在新冠活跃期出现了腹茧症，但并非作为其后遗症。我们报告了两例高度怀疑腹茧症形成的病例，患者为无合并症的中年个体，他们从重症新冠中康复。
