Sigmoid volvulus

Case contributed by Gagandeep Singh
Diagnosis almost certain

Patient Data

Age: Adult
Gender: Male
x-ray

Scoutogram from a CT scan (not shown) demonstrates a characteristic coffee-bean morphology of dilated large bowel, pointing to the left iliac fossa. This is consistent with a sigmoid volvulus.

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