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Preoperative computed tomography scan showing small bowel mass (arrow) causing intestinal dilatation and obstruction.
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Standard abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed dilatation of the small bowel and an area of bowel-within-bowel configuration in the distal ileum suggesting intussusception (Fig. 1).
Intraoperative findings demonstrating ileal intussusception.
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We performed an exploratory laparotomy, confirming the presence of small bowel intussusception (Fig. 2) with the lead point being an intraluminal intestinal mass (Fig. 3).