title: [How I EXPLORE ... SIGMOID VOLVULUS].
abstract: Sigmoid volvulus is a significant cause of bowel obstruction and will become a major cause in the future given its prevalence in the elderly and/or institutionalized patients. Furthermore that's the first cause of bowel obstruction in pregnant women. Given it's a non specific clinical presentation, the clinician has to do complementary exams, above all the x ray examinations. So, the role of radiologist is primordial in diagnostic, sometimes in the treatment given important morbidity and mortality of this pathology. We bring you here a typical case of sigmoid volvulus in 60 years old patient seen in emergency department for bloating and vomiting since several days.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dequiedt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milicevic
mesh_terms: D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery