A tale of two twists: mesentero-axial and organo-axial sigmoid volvulus.
James Wei Tatt TohGeoffrey Peter CollinsLloyd J RidleyMichael ChanReid SchofieldPublished in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2022)
This study has demonstrated that organo-axial sigmoid volvulus may be as common as mesentero-axial volvulus. Distinguishing organo-axial from mesentero-axial volvulus can be achieved on CT, but not on abdominal X-ray. The number of transition points (two for mesentero-axial and one for organo-axial) may be used as a diagnostic feature for differentiating the two forms of volvulus.
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