About the Author(s)



Heleen Hanekom  
Department of Radiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa


Tanyia Pillay 
Department of Radiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa


Derek Harrison 
Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa


Talietha Minnis 
Department of Radiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa



Citation


 Hanekom H, Pillay T, Harrison D, Minnis T. Paediatric gastrointestinal volvulus: Twisting our heads around unusual diagnoses. S Afr J Rad. 2017;21(1), a1160. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v21i1.1160

Note: A selection of conference abstracts: RSSA/SASPI Paediatric Imaging Congress, 03–06 November 2016, Spier Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Faculty collaborators: Professor Kassa Darge (Body Imaging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA), Professor Edward Lee (Thoracic Imaging, Harvard University, USA), Professor Beverley Newman (Cardiac Imaging, Stanford University, California, USA), Professor Kimberly Applegate (Image Gently and Body Imaging, Emory University, Atlanta, USA) and Professor Savvas Andronikou (Thoracic Imaging, University of Bristol, UK) supported by South African Paediatric Radiologists, co-ordinated by Dr Jaishree Naidoo, President of the African Society of Paediatric Imaging and Head of Division of Paediatric Radiology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.







                          
                               
                                    
                                            
                                                    

	
	

Conference Abstract



	

Paediatric gastrointestinal volvulus: Twisting our heads around unusual diagnoses


	 Heleen Hanekom, Tanyia Pillay, Derek Harrison, Talietha Minnis


Copyright: © 2017. The Author(s). Licensee: AOSIS.
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Introduction: Volvulus of the gastrointestinal tract is a rare entity. Clinical symptoms are often non-specific, and imaging plays a vital role in the identification and diagnosis.

Aim: An educational poster highlighting the specific radiological features of gastric, midgut, caecal and sigmoid volvulus.

Conclusion: Recognition of the radiological appearance of volvulus of the gastrointestinal tract is essential to make a prompt diagnosis and thus avoid life-threatening complications.