A patient with the whirl sign on CT is 25.3 times as likely as a patient without the sign to have SBO necessitating surgery. The results suggest an important role of the whirl sign in assessment of treatment options for patients with clinical and radiologic signs of SBO.

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Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

1The Whirl Sign2003 · 99 citations
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4The whirl sign: a CT finding in volvulus of the large bowel.1985 · 71 citations
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