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CASE REPORT

Ileoileal Knotting as a Rare Cause of Acute Small Bowel Obstruction: Report of a Case with Review of Literature

Telila Mesfin1 Department of Medicine, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abdella Degefa2 Department of Surgery, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, Ethiopia
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Ibsa Kedir Hassen1 Department of Medicine, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1848-9003
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Degefa Gomora3 Department of Midwifery, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, Ethiopia
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Hamza Sultan2 Department of Surgery, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, Ethiopia
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Kenbon Seyoum3 Department of Midwifery, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4112-7764
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Elias Ibrahim2 Department of Surgery, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, Ethiopia
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Girma Geta3 Department of Midwifery, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1608-5283
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Neway Ejigu3 Department of Midwifery, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, Ethiopia
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Sisay Dadi Abebe4 Department of Internal Medicine, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, Ethiopia
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Teketel Tilahun5 Department of Public Health, Menelik II Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Finfinnee, Oromia, Ethiopia
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Demisu Zenbaba6 Department of Public Health, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, Ethiopia
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Biniyam Sahiledengle6 Department of Public Health, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1114-4849
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Fikreab Desta6 Department of Public Health, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9706-3942
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Getu Kusa Wakoya1 Department of Medicine, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3798-7091
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Saddam Abdirahman Mohamoud7 Department of Anesthesiology, Kalkaal Specialized Hospital 4J, Yakshid, Mogadishu, Somalia
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Mesfin Tsegaye1 Department of Medicine, Madda Walabu University Goba General Hospital, Goba, Oromia, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1104-8988
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Pages 69-75 | Received 24 Aug 2023, Accepted 06 Oct 2023, Published online: 16 Oct 2023

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