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Clinicians often rely on various radiological investigations for prompt diagnosis to avoid complications such as bowel infarction. This review assesses the clinical reliability of the ultrasonographic whirlpool sign (WS) in the diagnosis of intestinal volvulus.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>In adherence with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta\u2010analyses) statement, a systematic search of BMJ Best Practice, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, EMBASE, Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases was performed (August 2017)<jats:italic>,<\/jats:italic> using relevant search terms. Selected studies were ranked for quality and relevance using the CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Program) tool.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Sixteen articles (1640 participants) were assessed. The mean and median sample size was 102.5 (SD\u2009\u00b1\u2009192.23) and 28 (range 7\u2013770), respectively. The WS was positive in 212 of 255 (83.1%) patients with intestinal volvulus. Meta\u2010analysis of the studies that provided sufficient data resulted in a pooled sensitivity and specificity of 87.42% (95% confidence interval (CI): 81.05\u201392.25) and 98.63% (95% CI: 97.88\u201399.18), respectively, with an estimated summary effect of 5.28 (95% CI: 4.47\u20136.08, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). There was negligible inter\u2010study heterogeneity, which was suggested by an <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> statistic of 0% (95% CI: 0.00\u201376.34) and a \u03c4<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> parameter of 0 (95% CI: 0.00\u20135.35).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Though the pooled sensitivity was less than ideal (87.42%), this review and meta\u2010analysis nevertheless supports the reliability of the ultrasonographic WS as an acceptable indicator of intestinal volvulus.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ans.14495","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,5,9]],"date-time":"2018-05-09T01:06:29Z","timestamp":1525827989000},"page":"1108-1116","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Role of the ultrasonographic \u2018whirlpool sign\u2019 in intestinal volvulus: a systematic review and meta\u2010analysis"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"88","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1199-4736","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Callistus O. 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