Whirlpool sign explained

The Whirlpool sign also known as the Whirl sign[1] is related to mesentery when the bowel rotates around the mesentery causing a swirling appearance of the mesentery around the mesenteric vessels.[2]

It can also be related to ovaries when twisting of the vascular pedicle of the ovaries takes place.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Huang . Yu Min . Wu . Chin Chia Jimmy . Whirl sign in small bowel volvulus . Case Reports . 13 August 2012 . 2012 . bcr2012006688 . 10.1136/bcr-2012-006688 . 22891028 . 4543747 . 15119908 . en . 1757-790X. free .
  2. Epelman . Monica . The Whirlpool Sign . Radiology . 1 September 2006 . 240 . 3 . 910–911 . 10.1148/radiol.2403040370 . 16926336 . 11 May 2022 . 0033-8419.
  3. Vijayaraghavan . S. Boopathy . Sonographic whirlpool sign in ovarian torsion . Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. December 2004 . 23 . 12 . 1643–1649; quiz 1650–1651 . 10.7863/jum.2004.23.12.1643 . 15557307 . 5778860 . 11 May 2022 . 0278-4297.
  4. Valsky . D. V. . Cohen . S. M. . Hamani . Y. . Lipschuetz . M. . Yagel . S. . Esh-Broder . E. . Whirlpool sign in the diagnosis of adnexal torsion with atypical clinical presentation . Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology . August 2009 . 34 . 2 . 239–242 . 10.1002/uog.7310 . 19644943 . 38278005 . 11 May 2022 . en.

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