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


FINDINGS:
Evidence of free air in the abdominal cavity, below the right crus of the diaphragm. Spotted contrast accumulation in the descending and sigmoid colon due to a previous examination with contrast medium (Barium) several days ago.

DIAGNOSIS:
Pneumoperitoneum, diverticulosis of the descending and sigmoid colon.

 

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