Presentation
Presents with closed loop bowel obstruction.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Small bowel obstruction (gross pathology)
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Macroscopic:
- a segment of small bowel 540 mm in length and up to 45 mm in diameter
- widespread congestion of small bowel and mesentery
- dilatation and wall thinning
- two localized segmental constrictions approximately 30 mm and 140 mm from one margin
- mucosal congestion and attenuation
- there is localized viable mucosa at the margin in the opened photograph.
- there is no evidence of perforation