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Case Reports
. 2005 Nov;35(11):1125-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00247-005-1517-4. Epub 2005 Jun 2.

Counterclockwise barber-pole sign on CT: SMA/SMV variance without midgut malrotation

Paul Clark  1 , Lynne Ruess
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Counterclockwise barber-pole sign on CT: SMA/SMV variance without midgut malrotation

Paul Clark et al. Pediatr Radiol. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

We report on a 10-year-old girl who presented with worsening pain and anorexia after blunt trauma to the abdomen. Contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen was performed, and a counterclockwise rotation of the superior mesenteric vein around the superior mesenteric artery was seen. An upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series with small-bowel follow-through demonstrated a normally located duodenal-jejunal junction. This is the first case report of a counterclockwise barber-pole sign seen by CT with UGI that was negative for malrotation or volvulus.

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