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- Title
Twist in the Bowel: A Multimodality Radiological Imaging Spectrum.
- Authors
Chawla, Siddhi; Upreti, Lalendra; Halflongbar, Thaihamdao
- Abstract
Volvulus affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is one of the common causes of recurrent pain in the abdomen, and often, patients present with non-specific abdominal pain associated with nausea and/or vomiting. A high degree of suspicion is required at the clinician's end to suspect this diagnosis, which is usually confirmed by imaging using radiographs, fluoroscopic evaluation, and computed tomography. Familiarity of the clinician and radiologist with the imaging appearances of these emergent conditions on various imaging modalities is quintessential to avoiding life-threatening complications like bowel ischemia or perforation, which are associated with delayed or missed diagnosis. Our article describes the clinical features and classical imaging of the various types of volvulus affecting different bowel segments in the entire GI tract.
- Subjects
INTESTINAL perforation -- Risk factors; VOLVULUS; ISCHEMIA; COMPUTED tomography; ABDOMINAL pain; GASTROINTESTINAL system; VOMITING; ABDOMINAL radiography; FLUOROSCOPY; NAUSEA; DISEASE risk factors; DISEASE complications; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 2, p125
- ISSN
2008-5230
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.34172/mejdd.2024.381