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A 78-year-old male with no prior abdominal surgery presented with acute central abdominal pain and vomiting. On examination the abdomen was distended and tympanic with hyperactive bowel sounds. No hernias were palpable. Abdominal x-ray showed dilated small bowel consistent with a distal small bowel obstruction, but cause was not demonstrated.
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Joarder, R., Crundwell, N., Gibson, M. (2011). Case 1. In: Case Studies in Abdominal and Pelvic Imaging. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-366-4_1
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