Preferred Label : colon cutoff sign;
RADLEX synonyms : colon cut-off sign;
Definition : Colonic gas abruptly stops near the splenic flexure. Suggests acute pancreatitis;
inflammatory exudate spreads to phrenicocolic ligament, causing spasms that narrow
the lumen at the flexure, where the colon becomes retroperitoneal.;
Source : Radiology 2000; 215:387-389;
Origin ID : RID35099;
Associated condition(s)
Colonic gas abruptly stops near the splenic flexure. Suggests acute pancreatitis;
inflammatory exudate spreads to phrenicocolic ligament, causing spasms that narrow
the lumen at the flexure, where the colon becomes retroperitoneal.
