Fig. 2From: Tuberculous abdominal cocoon mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosisa: CT scan showed the presence of well-encapsulated fluid collection and central accumulation of the small intestine; b, c: CT scan revealed smudged appearance of the greater omentum (*), as well as multiple small nodules and sheetlike lesions on the parietal peritoneum (arrowhead); d: Laparoscopy demonstrated that the entire small bowel was encapsulated in a dense, white, fibrous, cocoon-like membrane associated with a large amount of brownish ascites. Multitudinous miliary nodules or ubercles were seen on the parietal peritoneumBack to article page