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==Echocardiography/Ultrasound== | ==Echocardiography/Ultrasound== | ||
*There are no echocardiography associated with volvulus. | *There are no echocardiography associated with volvulus.<ref name="pmid1594304">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pracros JP, Sann L, Genin G, Tran-Minh VA, Morin de Finfe CH, Foray P, Louis D |title=Ultrasound diagnosis of midgut volvulus: the "whirlpool" sign |journal=Pediatr Radiol |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=18–20 |year=1992 |pmid=1594304 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of midgut volvulus as a complication of intestinal maltrotation in children. Findings on an ultrasound suggestive | *Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of midgut volvulus as a complication of intestinal maltrotation in children. Findings on an ultrasound suggestive of midgut volvulus include: | ||
**Whirlpool sign | **Whirlpool sign | ||
***This is pattern denotes twisting of the superior mesenteric vein and mesentery around the superior mesenteric artery. | ***This is pattern denotes twisting of the superior mesenteric vein and mesentery around the superior mesenteric artery. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
There are no echocardiography findings associated with volvulus. Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of midgut volvulus. Findings on an echocardiography/ultrasound suggestive of volvulus include whirlpool sign.
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
- There are no echocardiography associated with volvulus.[1]
- Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of midgut volvulus as a complication of intestinal maltrotation in children. Findings on an ultrasound suggestive of midgut volvulus include:
- Whirlpool sign
- This is pattern denotes twisting of the superior mesenteric vein and mesentery around the superior mesenteric artery.
- Whirlpool sign