Items tagged “sigmoid volvulus”
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Sigmoid volvulus
Published
28 Aug 2010
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Sigmoid volvulus
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27 Aug 2021
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Northern exposure sign (sigmoid volvulus)
The northern exposure sign has been described as a high specificity sign in sigmoid volvulus. On a supine abdominal radiograph, the apex of the sigmoid volvulus is seen above (cranial to) the transverse colon.
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Sigmoid volvulus
Published
09 Aug 2015
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Bird beak sign (sigmoid colon)
Bird's beak sign of the sigmoid is one of the signs of sigmoid volvulus. It represents gradual narrowing/tapering of the sigmoid colon up to the level of obstruction during contrast/barium insertion to the rectum or on CT.
When located in the sigmoid colon, it suggests the diagnosis of sigmoid ...
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Sigmoid volvulus
Published
25 Feb 2018
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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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Sigmoid volvulus
Published
29 Feb 2020
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Sigmoid volvulus - bird beak sign
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23 Nov 2020
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Fluoroscopy
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Sigmoid volvulus
Published
18 Apr 2021
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Sigmoid volvulus with bowel ischemia
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19 Apr 2021
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Sigmoid volvulus
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16 May 2021
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Sigmoid volvulus
Published
24 Jun 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...
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Sigmoid volvulus
Published
23 Sep 2021
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Sigmoid volvulus
Published
03 Apr 2023
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Sigmoid volvulus
Published
05 Jan 2024
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