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Case Reports
. 2013 Jan 9;17(1):403.
doi: 10.1186/cc11878.

Self-disembowelment

Walter M van den Bergh, David J van Westerloo, Vincent M de Jong
Case Reports

Self-disembowelment

Walter M van den Bergh et al. Crit Care. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Abdominal computed tomography image showing the total absence of the small bowel.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pieces of bowel, cut into pieces during removal. Several pieces of bowel, cut into pieces during the removal procedure, were found by the police in the surroundings of the patient's house.
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