Midgut volvulus - small bowel obstruction

Discussion:

The findings of the CT images compatible with small bowel obstruction due to mesenteric volvulus which presented with whirl or whirlpool sign.

Small bowel volvulus refers to the abnormal twisting of a loop of bowel around the axis of its own mesentery. This twisting may produce mechanical obstruction, vascular compromise, or both.

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