CASE
HISTORY / CLINIC:
Patient with severe abdominal
pains associated
with guarding and rigidity of the abdominal wall.
FINDINGS:
Patient with severe abdominal pains.
Abdomen in supine position: no pathological findings in the erect abdominal radiograph:
Suspicion of free
air below the right leaflet of the diaphragm.
Abdomen in left lateral position: Confirmation of the suspicion of free
air between diaphragm and liver.
DIAGNOSIS:
Pneumoperitoneum
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