SAQ 446 – General Surgery – sigmoid volvulus on abdominal x-ray

Marked out of 15.00

An 83-year-old woman is transferred to your emergency department with severe abdominal pain. The abdominal x-ray is shown below.

Abdominal x-ray showing a large coffee-bean loop consistent with sigmoid volvulus. — Abdominal x-ray

What is the diagnosis, and list three (3) radiological features supporting it.

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List four (4) possible complications of this condition.

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List three (3) initial treatment steps.

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List four (4) possible dispositions and one factor that would make each appropriate.

(Marked out of 4.0)
</p> <table class="saq-prop-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Disposition</th> <th>Patient factor</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

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Total Score: 0 / 15

Percentage: 0%