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CT of the abdomen: picture of a mechanical small bowel ileus. The colon is not involved. Thus, the caliber jump is most likely in the preterminal ileum, but this cannot be demonstrated on the CT pictures.
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CT scan, a complete small intestinal ileus could be detected; the colon was not involved (see Figure 1). Conservative therapeutic attempts were unable to improve the result.