Closed loop obstruction of the bowel is an extremely grave condition that may lead to serious consequences and even be fatal. The authors describe a case of a patient with intestinal obstruction secondary to cancer of the sigmoid and highlight the importance of computed tomography in the analysis of the pathological changes in routine management of patients with acute abdomen.
Keywords: Computed tomography. Small bowel obstruction. Rupture of the cecum. Cancer of the sigmoid.
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