A movement in which the plantar surface of the foot rotates away from the mid-line of the body. Another way to describe this movement is to say that the plantar surface (sole) of the foot turns laterally, i.e. turns outwards. Eversion of the soles of the feet so that they turn outwards to face away from each other.
A small-bowel obstruction (SBO) is caused by a variety of pathologic processes. The leading cause of SBO in industrialized countries is postoperative adhesions (60%), followed by malignancy, Crohn disease, and hernias.
Tumor encasement is a rare cause of mesenteric ischemia. With proper timing of the contrast-agent bolus, a thrombus in a large vessel is seen as a soft-tissue filling defect in rare cases. Small-bowel obstruction can cause vessel obstruction and lead to ischemia, which often is apparent as dilated loops on CT scans.