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Case Reports
. 2016 Mar;29(1):68.
doi: 10.1590/0102-6720201600010020.

WILKIE'S SYNDROME: A RARE CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Ayşe Kefeli  1 , Adem Aktürk  1 , Bora Aktaş  1 , Kerim Çalar  1
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Case Reports

WILKIE'S SYNDROME: A RARE CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Ayşe Kefeli et al. Arq Bras Cir Dig. 2016 Mar.
No abstract available

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1. - CT of the abdomen showing reduced angle between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta, with compression of the duodenum
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