CASE HISTORY / CLINIC:
Patient with severe abdominal pains associated with guarding and rigidity of the abdominal wall.



FINDINGS:
Suspicion of perforated hollow organ based on the presence of free air.
Air-fluid-level in the small intestine caused by paralytic ileus of the small intestine.
Transparent rings projecting to the small intestinal loops due to parietal air in the wall of the small intestine.


DIAGNOSIS:
Intestinal pneumatosis, paralytic ileus of the small intestine, suspicion of perforated hollow organ

Web resources:

1) Chorus
2) Amersham Health
3) Brigdeport Hospital