- Small bowel obstruction can be identified by the dilated loops of centrally placed bowel with the venae commitantes (circular bands of muscle) that span the entire width of the bowel as opposed to ...

- I'd like to tell you a curious story. Jane was a 52 year old woman in need of a kidney transplant. Thankfully she had three loving sons who were all very happy to give her one of theirs. So Jane's ...

- This image shows dilated loops of large bowel. It can be identified as large bowel because of the tenae coli which form bands that never cross the whole width of the bowel unlike the venae commitan...

- Learn about abdomen x-ray abnormalities. Tutorial on abnormalities of the bowel gas pattern on abdominal x-ray. Free gas - pneumoperitoneum. Double wall - Rigler's sign - description. Football sign...

- Dr Dan Rogers, University Hospitals of Leicester

- I was was listening to a vascular surgeon, who mentioned that there was an indication of a partially ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm see on an abdominal x-ray. I have no idea how he saw this or ...

- 10 year old Johnny was playing hockey last night. Twisted his knee but could not finish the game. Mom brings him in after asking for an xray.