title: BWH emergency radiology--surgical correlation: sigmoid volvulus.
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.
authors: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA, nsdesai@partners.org.
authors: Naman S
authors: NS
authors: Desai
authors: Aaron D
authors: AD
authors: Sodickson
authors: Reza
authors: R
authors: Askari
authors: Anupamaa J
authors: AJ
authors: Seshadri
authors: Jonathan D
authors: JD
authors: Gates
authors: Bharti
authors: B
authors: Khurana
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
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