case_images: PMC8559659_01
case_images: CT scan revealed distended transverse colon
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case_images: F1
case_images: Primary abdominal x-ray revealed only distension of colon. 72 hours after the first consultation, with increasing abdominal distension and poor general condition of patient, abdominal x-ray showed a clear distension of colon suggestive for a volvulus (figure 1). Abdominal CT scan with contrast revealed distended transverse colon (figure 1).
case_images: Revealed distended transverse colon
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case_images: F2
case_images: Plain abdominal and chest radiographs revealed a markedly distended colon, and a single loop of dilated large intestine filling the entire abdomen (figure 2). 