Open AccessA variation of colon cut off sign in acute pancreatitis and its mechanism: Double cut-off sign
Author(s) -
Nisa Cem Ören,
Osman Cancuri,
Murat Kocaoğlu,
Nail Bulakbaşı
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of diagnostic imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2331-5865
pISSN - 2331-5857
DOI - 10.5430/ijdi.v5n1p1
Subject(s) - sign (mathematics) , transverse colon , acute pancreatitis , medicine , ascending colon , cutoff , pancreatitis , radiology , gastroenterology , physics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics
The colon cutoff sign is a single air-filled loop of transverse colon with abrupt termination of the distal colon. We report an acute pancreatitis case with colon “double” cut-off sign appears both on abdominal radiograph and computed tomography.