IMAGES FOR SURGEONS
Case of proximal small bowel obstruction: is it the motility or the chewing?
Wen Jye Wong MBBS,
Wen Jye Wong MBBS
Department of Surgery, Redland Hospital, Redland City, Queensland, Australia
School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Terence C. Chua MBBS, PhD, FRACS,
Terence C. Chua MBBS, PhD, FRACS
Department of Surgery, Redland Hospital, Redland City, Queensland, Australia
School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Wen Jye Wong MBBS,
Wen Jye Wong MBBS
Department of Surgery, Redland Hospital, Redland City, Queensland, Australia
School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Terence C. Chua MBBS, PhD, FRACS,
Terence C. Chua MBBS, PhD, FRACS
Department of Surgery, Redland Hospital, Redland City, Queensland, Australia
School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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First published: 07 June 2020
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