Blunt abdominal injury: a rare cause for delayed small bowel obstruction

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Blunt abdominal trauma is a cause of acute abdomen leading to visceral injury and shock. Intestinal obstruction though rare has been a known complication of blunt abdominal trauma. We present to a case of a blunt abdominal trauma leading to delayed intestinal obstruction 4 weeks after primary injury. We present to you a case of blunt abdominal trauma leading to delayed intestinal obstruction 4 weeks after primary injury.