Change: This 88 year old man presented to the Emergency Department with abdominal pain and distention. The patient was examined and refered for an acute abdominal plain film series. A NGT had been inserted at the time of imaging.All of the large bowel is   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1991)

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Change: obstruction, small and large,obstructions are common abdominal pathologies. This page considers normal appearances of the large bowel and patterns associated with large bowel obstruction. A few conditions that mimic large bowel obstruction (LBO) are also covered. There are a number of pages on this wiki that cover   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1870)

Change: thatthose seen in the small bowel. Completely fluid-filled large bowel may go undetected on plain films (white arrows). In long-standing LBO, muscular exhaustion can ensue, resulting in the effacement of intra-luminal septa and haustra. The colon is dilated when it exceeds 6cm   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1876)

Change: a common abdominal pathologies. This page considers normal appearances of the large bowel and patterns associated with large bowel obstruction. A few conditions that mimic large   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1876)

Change:  Colonic obstruction has significant associated patient morbidity and mortality if untreated. Timely diagnosis on plain abdominal film will potentially improve patient prognosis. The abdominal plain   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1876)

Change: At the point of the twist a barium enema demonstrates a characteristic beak-like termination Colonic Pseudo-obstruction -Grossly dilated transverse colon on suine plain film -normal caecum -smooth transition to normal calibre splenic flexure on enema -probably colonic pseudo-obstruction Causes diopathic/unknown (acute cases sometimes referred to as Ogilvie’s syndrome) A   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1752)

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Change: Caecal and Sigmoid Volvulus Colonic Pseudo-obstruction -Grossly dilated transverse colon on suine plain film -normal caecum -smooth transition to normal calibre splenic flexure on enema -probably colonic pseudo-obstruction Causes diopathic/unknown (acute cases sometimes referred to as Ogilvie’s syndrome) A severe form of pseudo-obstruction is   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1691)

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