Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 6, Number 10, October 2015, pages 477-479

Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Blood Clots: A Rare Complication of Peptic Ulcer

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. (A, B) Axial computed tomography. (C) Coronal computed tomography. Computed tomography showing submucosal thickening of the gastric antrum (black arrows), a comma-shaped high-density mass (white arrows) in the ileum, and dilated small bowel loops with a transitional zone (black arrow head), but absence of intestinal ischemia.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. An abdominal radiograph showing the contrast medium in the colon (white arrow).
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Endoscopic findings showing submucosal thickening with a deep ulcer (black arrow).