Pseudo-Obstruction of the Small Bowel
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The rare condition of pseudo-obstruction of the small bowel was first described by Naish, Capper and Brown in 1960. The main features of the condition are colicky abdominal pain and distension which are due to dilatation of the small bowel; malabsorption with steatorrhoea; episodes of acute intestinal obstruction for which no mechanical cause can be found. The condition is almost certainly due to inco-ordinated peristalsis and there
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