Coffee Bean Sign On X Ray. Click image to align with top of page. The “coffee bean” sign is seen on supine plain films of the abdomen in approximately 80% of cases of sigmoid volvulus.
Large bowel folded over itself and twisted in away that creates two compartments. Coffee bean sign sigmoid volvulus massively dilated sigmoid loop 34. These refer to the shape of the air filled closed loop of colon which forms the volvulus.
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Click image to align with top of page. Tap on/off image to show/hide findings. Lucency at the right edge of the dilated bowel most likely represent compressed ascending colon. Demonstrates bowel ischemia, or perforation , if.