Fig. 5From: The added value of multidetector CT in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal causes of acute abdomen in geriatricsLarge bowel obstruction secondary to colorectal carcinoma with incompetent ilieo-cecal valve in an 80-year-old female presented with acute diffuse abdominal pain. a CT sagittal image showing heterogeneous enhancing mural thickening (circles), involving rectum and recto-sigmoid junction with luminal narrowing (arrow heads). b, c CT axial images showing dilatation of proximal large bowel loops (yellow arrows), cecum (white arrow), and small bowel loops (stars). d Histopathology showing irregular malignant glandular structures lined by several layers of pleomorphic cells infiltrating deep to the muscle layer, confirming the diagnosis colorectal moderately differentiated adenocarcinomaBack to article page