Sigmoid volvulus
Case contributed by Wael Nemattalla
Diagnosis certain
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Nemattalla W Sigmoid volvulus. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10633
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28 Aug 2010
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Markedly dilated loop of colon with a coffee-bean shape. Its apex points toward the right upper quadrant. Lucency at the right edge of the dilated bowel most likely represent compressed ascending colon.
Case Discussion
Classic coffee bean sign (omega sign) of sigmoid volvulus.
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