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Chest X Ray has a limited place in the diagnosis and management of patients with cirrhosis. It is used in screening for ascites, seeking evidence of bowel perforation in patients with suspected bacterial peritonitis, and monitoring bowel distension in acutely ill patients admitted for treatment of decompensation or variceal hemorrhage. X ray may show elevation of the diaphragms from ascites. Gynecomastia may be appreciated. The azygos vein may be enlarged because of collateral flow and pleural effusions may occur from the presence of pleuroperitoneal fistulas. | Chest X Ray has a limited place in the diagnosis and management of patients with cirrhosis. It is used in screening for ascites, seeking evidence of bowel perforation in patients with suspected bacterial peritonitis, and monitoring bowel distension in acutely ill patients admitted for treatment of decompensation or variceal hemorrhage. X ray may show elevation of the diaphragms from ascites. Gynecomastia may be appreciated. The azygos vein may be enlarged because of collateral flow and pleural effusions may occur from the presence of pleuroperitoneal fistulas. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Chest X Ray
Chest X Ray has a limited place in the diagnosis and management of patients with cirrhosis. It is used in screening for ascites, seeking evidence of bowel perforation in patients with suspected bacterial peritonitis, and monitoring bowel distension in acutely ill patients admitted for treatment of decompensation or variceal hemorrhage. X ray may show elevation of the diaphragms from ascites. Gynecomastia may be appreciated. The azygos vein may be enlarged because of collateral flow and pleural effusions may occur from the presence of pleuroperitoneal fistulas.