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  • Radiopaedia case ID: 68572
  • Image ID: 49252697
  • Image stack position: 26/77
  • Plane projection: Coronal
  • Aux modality: C+ portal venous phase
  • Study findings: CT abdomenTorsed cecum pulling a normal gas-filled appendix into the "whirlpool". The cecum is dilated, reaches the level of T12 and contains a copious amount of intramural gas. The terminal ileum is dilated. Thickened wall/prominent valvulae conniventes of the proximal jejunum. Polycystic kidneys (known ADPKD), left kidney enlarged with cortical thinning.Numerous tiny hypodense foci throughout the liver; in light of the ADPKD, most probably cysts.
  • Modality: CT
  • System: Gastrointestinal
  • Findings: Scout viewGrossly dilated bowel loop arising from the right lower abdomen, projected onto the lumbar spine and leftwards. Dilated contiguous small bowel loop (terminal ileum?). Picture suggestive of cecal volvulus. The patient is most probably a smoker, as evidenced by a lighter in her right trouser (pants) pocket.
Date Published: 6th Jun 2019
Source https://radiopaedia.org/cases/cecal-volvulus-with-pneumatosis-coli
Author Yair Glick
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