An unusual cause of intestinal obstruction in an adolescent: a case report
A 15-year-old boy presented with intestinal obstruction two weeks following a blunt abdominal trauma. He had progressive bilious vomiting without abdominal distension or peritonitis. The contrast computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen provided the definitive diagnosis: there was an obstructing...
Main Authors: | Victor Hip Wo Yeung, Nicholas Sik-Yin Chao, Michael Wai-Yip Leung, Wing-Kin Kwok |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2009-11-01
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Series: | Pediatric Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/1082 |
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