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Small bowel intussusception following blunt abdominal trauma in an adult patient
Emergency Medicine Journal, 09/24/09
Karam J et al. – Blunt abdominal trauma is a rare cause of small bowel intussusception in adults. A patient is described who presented with signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction following a fall from a ladder. A CT scan revealed evidence of ileo–ileal intussusception. Exploratory laparotomy and resection of a necrotic bowel segment were performed.
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