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case_images: CT scan (coronal view) of the abdomen demonstrating terminal ileum thickening with upstream small bowel dilatation.
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case_images: The terminal ileum was noted to gradually merge into the rest of the small bowel without any associated kink or twist (Fig. 1).
case_images: Abdominal X-ray showing persistent small bowel dilation.
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case_images: Serial repeat abdominal X-rays on hospital days 3 and 4 were performed to evaluate for resolution of the obstruction, however showed persistently dilated small bowel loops (Fig. 2).