Abdominal X-ray

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Findings

• Dilated loops
  • intestinal obstruction
    • Large Bowel Obstruction
    • Small Bowel Obstruction
• Double bubble sign
  • air-filled dilated stomach and duodenum creates two distinct air shadows
  • denotes duodenal atresia
• Intramural gas
  • denotes Necrotising Enterocolitis
  • may be associated with free gas in the portal system and/or free air in abdomen
• Omega loop
  • sigmoid volvulus

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