We all learned that causes of bowel obstruction may be defined as in the wall, inside the lumen and outside the wall. Here is a collection of cases where the causes and consequences are slightly more unusual than adhesions, hernia and carcinoma…

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Imaging the acute abdomen invariably reveals surprising diagnoses. Here are some exceptional images in the investigation of small bowel obstruction…

Seema Biswas
Editor-in-Chief

Gallstone ileus