Coffee Bean Sign in Cecal Volvulus

An 87-year-old man presented to the emergency department on a remote island with constipation and abdominal pain. A plain radiograph showed an air-filled loop of large bowel resembling a coffee bean.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2023-04, Vol.388 (15), p.1415-1415
Hauptverfasser:	Gavriilidis, Pascal, Reyes Milian, Francisco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Case reports Cecal Diseases - diagnostic imaging Cecum Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine General Constipation Emergency medical care Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine General Gastroenterology Gastroenterology General Hospital-Based Clinical Medicine Humans Intestinal Volvulus - diagnostic imaging Large intestine Medical diagnosis Radiography Radiology Radiology General Surgery Surgery General Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	An 87-year-old man presented to the emergency department on a remote island with constipation and abdominal pain. A plain radiograph showed an air-filled loop of large bowel resembling a coffee bean.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMicm2210796