title: Ileosigmoid knot: case report and CT findings.
abstract: Ileosigmoid knot (ISK) is an unusual clinical entity of small bowel obstruction in which the ileum wraps around the base of the sigmoid colon and forms a pseudo-knot. We present the case of a 75-year-old male in whom ISK was the definitive computed tomographic finding. ISK should be considered in differential diagnosis of patients who present with ileus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kouseiren Takaoka Hospital, Toyama, Japan. y-hirano@k5.dion.ne.jp
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hara
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authors.lastname: Horichi
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authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nozawa
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authors.lastname: Nakada
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authors.lastname: Oyama
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authors.lastname: Hada
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authors.lastname: Takagi
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authors.lastname: Hirano
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authors.lastname: Kitagawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed