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A case of small bowel obstruction in an adult due to ileal mucosal diaphragm is reported. This unusual cause of small bowel obstruction to the best of our knowledge has not been previously reported. The cause of intestinal diaphragm remains uncertain.
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Agha, F.P., Jenkins, J.J. Heal mucosal diaphragm causing small bowel obstruction. Gastrointest Radiol 8, 57–59 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01948089
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