An unusual case of small bowel and sigmoid volvuli presenting with dyspnea

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Radiology Case Reports Pub Date : 2024-09-26 DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2024.09.022

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Abstract

Intestinal volvulus is a pathological condition that can lead to bowel obstruction and intestinal ischemia, and is therefore potentially fatal in severe cases. Patients' symptoms are often nonspecific: volvulus most frequently presents as an acute abdomen, but vague symptoms such as abdominal pain and distension, nausea and vomiting are common. In this scenario, the gold standard for diagnosis is contrast-enhanced computed tomography, which allows a timely assessment. However, in this article we present a rare case of a small bowel volvulus associated with a sigmoid volvulus in which the patient presented to the emergency department with respiratory symptoms.

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一例不寻常的小肠和乙状结肠膀胱胀气并伴有呼吸困难的病例

肠套叠是一种可导致肠梗阻和肠缺血的病理情况，因此严重时可能致命。患者的症状通常没有特异性：肠旋转最常表现为急腹症，但腹痛、腹胀、恶心和呕吐等模糊症状也很常见。在这种情况下，诊断的金标准是造影剂增强计算机断层扫描，这样可以及时进行评估。然而，在本文中，我们介绍了一例罕见的小肠卷曲伴有乙状结肠卷曲的病例，患者因呼吸道症状就诊于急诊科。

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Radiology Case Reports Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

CiteScore

1.10

自引率

0.00%

发文量

1074

审稿时长

30 days

期刊介绍： The content of this journal is exclusively case reports that feature diagnostic imaging. Categories in which case reports can be placed include the musculoskeletal system, spine, central nervous system, head and neck, cardiovascular, chest, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, multisystem, pediatric, emergency, women''s imaging, oncologic, normal variants, medical devices, foreign bodies, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, ultrasonography, imaging artifacts, forensic, anthropological, and medical-legal. Articles must be well-documented and include a review of the appropriate literature.