Regarding Abdominal cacoon all statements are true except
.Pathology in Peritoneal Tuberculosis * Enormous thickening of the parietal peritoneum with multiple tiny yellowish tubercles. * Dense adhesions in peritoneum and omentum with content inside as small bowel looking like abdominal cocoon. It may precipitate intestinal obstruction. * Multiple dense adhesions between bowel loops and between bowel and peritoneum and omentum. * Thickening of bowel wall with adhesions. ref:SRB&;s manual of surgery,ed 3,pg no 518
Common in young girl
Associated with liver fibrosis
Fibrosis of small bowel & stomach
Chronic peritonitis is seen
G.I.T