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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Plain radiographs such as X-ray abdomen can be helpful in ruling out other important causes of acute abdomen such as perforation.
X Ray
Plain X-rays are often normal or show non-specific findings.[1].
- Bowel wall thickening
- Submucosal focal mural thickening or thumbprinting
- Dilated bowel loops
- Pneumatosis
- Mesenteric or portal venous gas
References
- ↑ Smerud M, Johnson C, Stephens D (1990). "Diagnosis of bowel infarction: a comparison of plain films and CT scans in 23 cases". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 154 (1): 99–103. PMID 2104734.