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. 1964 Jul;160(1):81–89. doi: 10.1097/00000658-196407000-00011

Bowel Obstruction After Pelvic and Abdominal Radiation Therapy: Factitial Enteritis or Recurrent Malignancy?^{^*}

James R Shamblin, Richard E Symmonds, William G Sauer, Donald S Childs Jr

PMCID: PMC1409017 PMID: 14183094

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Fig. 1 (case 8).
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Fig. 2 (case 1).
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Fig. 3 (case 5).
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Fig. 4 (case 1).
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