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What Causes Intestinal Strangulation?
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What Causes Intestinal Strangulation?
Intestinal strangulation (cutting off of the blood supply to the intestine) usually results from one of 3 causes:
strangulated hernia
,
volvulus
, or
intussusception
.
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