Items tagged “intestinal volvulus”
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Midgut volvulus
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28 Oct 2014
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Cecal volvulus
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03 Jul 2021
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Sigmoid volvulus
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23 Jul 2021
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Split-wall sign (sigmoid volvulus)
The split-wall sign is one of the signs of sigmoid volvulus. This sign is characterized by the separation of the walls of a single loop of the sigmoid colon due to the invagination of mesenteric fat between them. The intervening fat causes the loop to appear bilobed or C-shaped on axial images, ...
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Steelpan sign (sigmoid volvulus)
The steelpan sign refers to the close resemblance of sigmoid volvulus on CT to the percussion instrument known as the steelpan. The steelpan, also known as steel drum or pan, is a Caribbean musical instrument invented in Trinidad and Tobago by the mid-1930s, which became very popular in Trinidad...