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Fig. 6 | World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Fig. 6

From: Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for gastrointestinal pathology: state of the art from basics to advanced

Fig. 6

A 12-year-old boy presented with abdominal pain and vomiting. On examination, the lower abdomen was not distended, soft, but tender. Bowel sounds were reduced. POCUS examination revealed two non-functioning jejunal loops (arrowheads) (a–b) as evidenced by the valvulae conniventes of the loops. Abdominal CT scan confirmed the same findings (c). The patient did not respond to conservative management and needed surgery. Laparotomy (d) has shown the two jejunal loops (white arrows) obstructed by a congenital fibrous band (yellow arrow)

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