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Ultrasound “Whirlpool Sign” for Midgut Volvulus [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Medical Ultrasound, 2011
Midgut volvulus is a cause of acute abdomen in neonates and infants. It results when the normal embryologic sequence of bowel development and fixation is interrupted. Until now, the diagnosis of this condition has relied on upper gastrointestinal barium studies.
Rokade, Muktachand L.   +2 more
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Sonographic Whirlpool Sign in Ovarian Torsion

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2004
To describe an additional maneuver during sonography for ovarian torsion and to assess its diagnostic value.During a period of about 2 years 6 months, 21 patients with acute or intermittent lower abdominal pain who had an ovarian mass and an extraovarian mass suggestive of a twisted vascular pedicle on sonography were studied.
S Boopathy Vijayaraghavan
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Whirlpool sign on CT in a case of mesentery volvulus

Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Joan Lim
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The whirlpool sign: midgut volvulus

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2014
An 81-year-old man presented to the emergency department of Beijing Chao-yang Hospital with a history of nausea, vomiting and sharp intermittent epigastric pain for 6 h. He had diffuse abdominal distension, tenderness and rebound tenderness in his epigastric region. Bowel sounds were hyperactive.
Haijiang, Zhou, Yong, Yan, Chunsheng, Li
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Whirlpool sign on ultrasound in testicular torsion

Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021
Joann Hsu, Alyssa Nguyen-Phuoc
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The Whirlpool Sign in Midgut Volvulus

2021
Clinical History: A 21-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with acute colic abdominal pain, and 6-hour history of nausea and vomiting. She had been previously diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome attributed to intermittent changes in intestinal motility. On physical examination, she had a palpable tender epigastric mass ...
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Ultrasound diagnosis of midgut volvulus: the “whirlpool” sign

Pediatric Radiology, 1992
The authors present their US findings in 24 patients with proved complicated midgut malrotation: volvulus in 18 and occlusive Ladd's bands in 6. All the 24 patients have had US examination prior to surgery. Contrast examinations were performed in only 9 patients, always after US and before surgery.
J P, Pracros   +6 more
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Ultrasound “whirlpool sign” of small bowel volvulus

Journal of Clinical and Medical Images, Case Reports, 2022
Small bowel volvulus is a real surgical emergency. Early diagnosis and prompt operation are essential to prevent gangrene in the small intestine, which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This is a life-threatening complication of intestinal malrotations, which is defined by abnormal twisting of a loop of small bowel around the axis of its
Benmoussa Meryem   +3 more
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