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While doing emergency laparotomy for an intestinal obstruction, which organ will you first visualize to say whether it is small bowel or large bowel obstruction?

A
Ileum
B
Sigmoid colon
C
Cecum
D
Rectum
High-Yield Explanation
Ans: C. CecumCecum is always the first structure which should be seen in bowel obstruction. If it is dilated, then it suggests large bowel obstruction, where as if it is collapsed, then it is signifying small bowel obstruction.

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