Free air on plain film: Do we need a computed tomography too?

Free air on plain film: Do we need a computed tomography too?

Context: Standard teaching is that patients with pneumoperitoneum on plain X-ray and clinical signs of abdominal pathology should undergo urgent surgery. It is unknown if abdominal computed tomography (CT) provides additional useful information in this scenario. Aims: The aim of this study is to det...

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Main Authors: Carolina V Solis, Yuchiao Chang, Marc A De Moya, George C Velmahos, Peter J Fagenholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Acute abdomen
computed tomography scan
gastrointestinal perforation
peritonitis
plain film
pneumoperitoneum
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2014;volume=7;issue=1;spage=3;epage=8;aulast=Solis

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