TY - JOUR T1 - A case of sigmoid volvulus JF - Gut JO - Gut SP - 2084 LP - 2123 DO - 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-315465 VL - 67 IS - 12 AU - Aikaterini Leventi AU - Thomas Frederick James Clifford AU - Amy Arnold AU - Charles H Knowles AU - Joanne E Martin Y1 - 2018/12/01 UR - http://gut.bmj.com/content/67/12/2084.abstract N2 - A 53-year-old man was admitted with a 2-week history of bowel obstruction on a background of gradually worsening dyspeptic symptoms associated with vomiting and weight loss. He was under regular gastroenterology review for Barrett’s oesophagus and had a recent endoscopic diagnosis of megaduodenum (mainly D1 dilatation) confirmed by barium study (figure 1). He was also known to have bladder emptying problems and an enlarged bladder. His mother died at age 28 due to ‘megacolon’, and he has a monozygotic twin brother with Barrett’s oesophagus.Figure 1 Barium meal and follow through confirmed dilation of the duodenum with normal small … ER -