Clockwise whirlpool sign at color Doppler US: an objective and definite sign of midgut volvulus. - Concepedia

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Clockwise whirlpool sign at color Doppler US: an objective and definite sign of midgut volvulus.

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1996

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Y. Shimanuki, T Aihara, Hiroko Takano, Tomozo Moritani, Eiji Oguma, H Kuroki, Aoto Shibata, Kenji Nozawa, K Ohkawara, Adriana Sathie Ozaki Hirata,

Abstract

The clockwise whirlpool sign is diagnostic of midgut volvulus. Color Doppler US should be performed as an initial imaging study in children suspected of having midgut volvulus.