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A 76-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with a 1-week history of not opening her bowels and abdominal pain. She had a background of chronic constipation. On examination she had a distended abdomen and a diffuse palpable mass. An AXR (Image 1) and CT of the abdomen (Images 2a–c) were performed.
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Joarder, R., Crundwell, N., Gibson, M. (2011). Case 29. In: Case Studies in Abdominal and Pelvic Imaging. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-366-4_29
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