Abdominal X-ray of a bowel obstruction
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Abdominal X-ray of a bowel obstruction
Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.
Figure 1 shows a normal abdomen. Figure 2 shows air trapped in the bowels because gas, fluids, or solids cannot move through the bowels normally.
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | Paul D. Traughber, MD - Radiology |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Kenneth B. Sutherland, CD, BSc, MD, FRCPC - Diagnostic Radiology |
| Last Updated | January 19, 2007 |
| Last updated: | January 19, 2007 |
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| Reviewed By: | Paul D. Traughber, MD - Radiology, Kenneth B. Sutherland, CD, BSc, MD, FRCPC - Diagnostic Radiology |
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