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Case Reports
. 2015 Jun;22(3):339-41.
doi: 10.1007/s10140-015-1296-7. Epub 2015 Feb 5.

BWH emergency radiology--surgical correlation: sigmoid volvulus

Naman S Desai  1 , Aaron D Sodickson, Reza Askari, Anupamaa J Seshadri, Jonathan D Gates, Bharti Khurana
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BWH emergency radiology--surgical correlation: sigmoid volvulus

Naman S Desai et al. Emerg Radiol. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

We describe the radiological and intraoperative correlation of large bowel obstruction due to sigmoid volvulus in a 52-year-old female. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the importance of recognizing sigmoid volvulus as a cause of bowel obstruction in patients presenting with abdominal pain, since it can lead to bowel ischemia and necrosis.

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