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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul;15(4):359-60.
doi: 10.5811/westjem.2014.4.20679.

"Whirl sign" of primary small bowel volvulus

Jiro Tamura  1 , Nobuo Kuniyoshi  2 , Shuichi Maruwaka  3 , Joji Shiroma  3 , Sunao Miyagi  3 , Hitoshi Orita  3 , Hiroshi Sakugawa  3 , Akira Hokama  1 , Fukunori Kinjo  4 , Jiro Fujita  1
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"Whirl sign" of primary small bowel volvulus

Jiro Tamura et al. West J Emerg Med. 2014 Jul.
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Abdominal computed tomography revealed dilation of small intestine with the lack of contrasts, mesenteric and bowel wall edema, and “clockwise” rotation of the mesentery around the mesenteric vessels (whirl sign) (arrow).
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