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. 1980 Dec;56(662):857–858. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.56.662.857

A unique cause of small bowel obstruction.

N McMurray, A C Maltby

PMCID: PMC2424848 PMID: 7267498

Abstract

A unique case of small bowel obstruction in an 83-year-old man is reported. The obstruction was produced by a carcinoma of the caecum. The caecum was lying in the scrotal sac of a large indirect inguinal hernia.

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