Question 1857
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":9223,"text":"ahaustral in appearance"},{"id":9224,"text":"arises in the right lower quadrant"},{"id":9226,"text":"distal colon is usually collapsed and the small bowel is distended"},{"id":9225,"text":"extends towards the epigastrium or left upper quadrant"},{"id":9227,"text":"one air-fluid level may be seen"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":9223,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ca href=\"/articles/caecal-volvulus\"\u003ececal volvulus\u003c/a\u003e, the\u0026nbsp;colonic haustral pattern\u0026nbsp;is generally maintained, in contradistinction to a\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"/articles/sigmoid-volvulus\"\u003esigmoid volvulus\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;although some effacement may be present if ischemia develops.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll other radiographic points\u0026nbsp;mentioned in the question are seen in\u0026nbsp;cecal volvulus.\u003c/p\u003e","id":1857,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2011","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/sigmoid-volvulus-vs-caecal-volvulus-1/questions/1070","relatedArticles":[{"id":6205,"title":"Haustral folds","link":"/articles/haustral-folds?lang=us"},{"id":1041,"title":"Cecal volvulus","link":"/articles/cecal-volvulus-2?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eAll the following\u0026nbsp;may be seen on a plain abdominal radiograph in a\u0026nbsp;patient with cecal volvulus \u003cstrong\u003eEXCEPT...\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/1857"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"9224","percentage":6},{"alternativeId":"9226","percentage":3},{"alternativeId":"9227","percentage":13},{"alternativeId":"9225","percentage":4},{"alternativeId":"9223","percentage":74}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"sigmoid-volvulus-vs-cecal-volvulus"}