Whirlpool (illustration)

Case contributed by Mohammad Salem Amer
Diagnosis not applicable
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Case Discussion

The whirlpool sign is described when a structure twists upon itself giving the appearance of a rapidly rotating mass of water in a river or sea.

It can be noticed as a mesenteric whirlpool when the bowel twists upon its mesentery, an ovarian whirlpool when the ovary rotates upon its pedicle in ovarian torsion, or a testicular whirlpool when the spermatic cord twists in testicular torsion.

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