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CT scan of the abdomen.
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Computerized tomography showed obstruction of the small intestine (Figure 1).
Intraoperative view of obstruction.
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The small intestine (2 m) was dilated from the Treitz ligament, and distal to this dilation there was partial obstruction of the ileum (Figure 2).
Tree root bezoar.
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After enterotomy of the ileal wall, a piece of tree root (10 cm length, 3 cm diameter) was extracted (Figures 3 and 4).
Tree root bezoar.
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After enterotomy of the ileal wall, a piece of tree root (10 cm length, 3 cm diameter) was extracted (Figures 3 and 4).