SAQ 637 – General Surgery – caecal volvulus on CT scout image

Marked out of 9.00

A 60-year-old woman presents with epigastric and generalised abdominal pain associated with vomiting. A coronal CT scout image is shown below.

Coronal CT scout image showing large-bowel obstruction from suspected caecal volvulus.
CT scout image

State the presumptive diagnosis.

(Marked out of 1.0)


/ 1

List four (4) image features that support the diagnosis.

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List four (4) immediate management priorities, including treatment details where relevant.

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Total Score: 0 / 9

Percentage: 0%