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Whirlpool sign
Radiologic sign where bowel rotates around mesentery From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Whirlpool sign, also known as the Whirl sign,[1] is related to mesentery when the bowel rotates around the mesentery causing a swirling appearance of the mesentery around the mesenteric vessels.[2]
It can also be related to ovaries when twisting of the vascular pedicle of the ovaries takes place.[3][4]
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