Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 353-357 , April 2007

Small bowel faeces sign in patients without small bowel obstruction

Received 7 September 2006 ,Revised 10 November 2006 ,Accepted 13 November 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00415-6

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.11.007

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 353-357 , April 2007

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