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colon cutoff sign

Etiology: - colonic obstruction - colon carcinoma - acute pancreatitis, when inflammation causes spasm or narrowing at the splenic flexure Radiology: - abdominal X-ray - marked dilatation of bowel loops - abrupt termination of gas within the descending colon

General

abnormal imaging

References

  1. Chen PY Colon Cutoff Sign N Engl J Med 2018; 378:1621. April 6, 2018 PMID: 29694821 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1714270?query=pfwNGTpc&jwd=000000793830&jspc=FPG