Coffee-bean sign

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 17 Jun 2008 English Publisher:CMA Joule Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 178, pages 1,657-1,657 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Yu-Sung, Lee; Wei-Jing, Lee;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.071760

pmid: 18559802

pmc: PMC2413306

Coffee-bean sign

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Abstract

An 85-year-old man with a history of tongue cancer presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of abdominal distension, pain and constipation. He had no fever or vomiting. A physical examination revealed a distended abdomen with decreased bowel sounds. A plain radiograph of the

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Chi Mei Medical Center
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Keywords

Aged, 80 and over, Decompression, Diagnosis, Differential, Male, Radiography, Abdominal, Sigmoid Diseases, Humans, Colonoscopy, Intestinal Volvulus

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