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Klaassen K, Hacking C, Murphy A, Fissure for ligamentum teres sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 17 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-60994
The fissure for ligamentum teres sign or extrahepatic ligamentum teres sign is a radiographic sign of pneumoperitoneum. It represents the outline of the ligamentum teres (remnant of an obliterated left umbilical vein) with free abdominal gas in a supine patient, as seen on a plain abdominal radiograph.
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