Items tagged “caecum”
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Whirlpool sign (mesentery)
The whirlpool sign of the mesentery, also known as the whirl sign, is seen when the bowel rotates around its mesentery leading to whirls of the mesenteric vessels.
Terminology
The term whirlpool sign is used in other contexts: see whirlpool sign (disambiguation).
Radiographic features
It is...
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Cecal volvulus
Published
15 Jan 2011
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Small bowel obstruction due to cecal carcinoma
Published
20 Feb 2011
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Cecal volvulus
Published
02 May 2011
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MALT lymphoma of the appendix
Published
05 Dec 2012
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Cecal intussusception (gross pathology)
Published
10 Mar 2013
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Pathology
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Cecal internal hernia through the foramen of Winslow
Published
06 May 2016
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Sigmoid volvulus vs cecal volvulus
The following points may be helpful to distinguish between sigmoid volvulus and cecal volvulus on plain film.
Sigmoid volvulus
arises in the pelvis (left lower quadrant)
extends towards the right upper quadrant
ahaustral in appearance
sigmoid volvulus causes obstruction of the distal large ...
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Subhepatic cecum
Published
08 Aug 2023
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