Ileosigmoid knot: case report and CT findings

Abdom Imaging. 2005 Nov-Dec;30(6):674-6. doi: 10.1007/s00261-005-0315-7. Epub 2005 Apr 14.

Abstract

Ileosigmoid knot (ISK) is an unusual clinical entity of small bowel obstruction in which the ileum wraps around the base of the sigmoid colon and forms a pseudo-knot. We present the case of a 75-year-old male in whom ISK was the definitive computed tomographic finding. ISK should be considered in differential diagnosis of patients who present with ileus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intestinal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Sigmoid Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*