Pneumoperitoneum - rapids exam

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

A and E admission.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Thin rim of subdiaphragmatic free gas maximum of 2m in depth.

Case Discussion

This is the kind of pneumoperitoneum one might be expected to rapidly identify in a batch of images which are in a rapid reporting exam for the UK FRCR exam.

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