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Ileo-ileal knotting causing intestinal obstruction

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Intestinal knotting causing intestinal obstruction is very unusual, specially inyoung age and involving loops of ileum. One such case is reported and the condition is reviewed briefly.

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  1. Department of Surgery, R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan

    A. K. Pendse (Professor of Surgery), Gokul Prajapat, Ashok Sharma & Mukesh Sbarma

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Pendse, A.K., Prajapat, G., Sharma, A. et al. Ileo-ileal knotting causing intestinal obstruction. Indian J Pediatr 55, 639–640 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02868453

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