Bowel-GI - Small Bowel Obstruction
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65 female patient 6 months post bowel resection (lower midline laparotomy scar) presents with vague abdominal pain. She is maximally tender over the scar. Bedside ultrasound shows dilated bowel loops and 'to and fro' peristaltic movements. CT confirmed small bowel obstruction and her care was expedited Dr Cian McDermott, Mater University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland