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SIGMOID VOLVULUS

Most common type of volvulus (more common in elderly/bed-bound patients); due to torsion around the sigmoid mesocolon. Plain film •   Coffee...

Most common type of volvulus (more common in elderly/bed-bound patients); due to torsion around the sigmoid mesocolon.
Plain film

•  Coffee bean appearance, lower end points to the pelvis.
•  Bowel wall is ahaustral.

Water-soluble enema

•  Bird’s beak appearance