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Case #7 -
A 67 year old with vomiting and abdominal bloating

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1.) What is the clinical impression in this patient?  Answer 
2.) What diagnostic workup will you do?  Answer 
3.) What is the initial management plan?  Answer 
4.) What is the differential diagnosis of small bowel obstruction without prior surgery?  Answer 
5.) If the symptoms resolve over 24-48 hours, what will be the further management plan?  Answer 
6.) What further workup is needed in this patient?  Answer 
7.) What are the common benign small bowel tumors and the common malignant tumors?  Answer 
8.) In addition to obstruction, what is another possible complication of a small bowel mass?  Answer 
9.) What should you do if the small bowel mass is found incidentally?  Answer 
 
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