Presentation
Painful abdominal distension. No flatus.
Patient Data
Age: 64
Gender: Male
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Note the twisting of two segments of sigmoid colon at one point, causing intestinal obstruction. Marked gaseous distention of the colon.
Case Discussion
This is a closed loop obstruction of the sigmoid colon due to a volvulus.