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View larger version (73K):   A 70-year-old man presented with a history of increasing abdominal distention. On physical examination, the patient was afebrile and his abdomen was soft and nontender. An abdominal radiograph raised concern about a sigmoid volvulus; thus, a computed tomographic (CT) scan of the abdomen was obtained. What disorder does this man have on the basis of his scout CT image (Panel A) and electrocardiogram (Panel B)? Editor's note: We invite our readers to submit their answers at www.nejm.org/mystery. We will publish the diagnosis in the Correspondence section of the March 29 issue and e-mail it to everyone who submits an . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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