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Regarding Abdominal cacoon all statements are true except

A
Common in young girl
B
Associated with liver fibrosis
C
Fibrosis of small bowel & stomach
D
Chronic peritonitis is seen
High-Yield Explanation
.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

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