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Contrast examination of the ileus tube shows total obstruction of the ileum by the mass.
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Contrast examination of the ileus tube showed total obstruction of the ileum with the mass (Figure 1).
Pelvic CT shows a dilated small bowel loop and a mass measuring 4 cm.
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Computed tomography (CT) clarified a dilated small bowel loop and a mass measuring 4 cm (Figure 2).
DBE shows yellow, hard bezoars blocking the distal ileum.
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Seven days after the acute episode, retrograde DBE was performed and showed yellow, hard mass blocking the distal ileum (Figure 3); however, it was difficult to fragment the bezoars.
A bezoar impacted in the distal ileum.
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The bezoar was 4.0 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm, yellow and sclerous (Figure 4).