Presentation
Severe upper abdominal pain.
Patient Data
Age: 85 years
Gender: Male
Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
From the case:
Pneumoperitoneum - falciform ligament sign
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The scout image of the CT scan demonstrates the typical signs of pneumoperitoneum. There is falciform ligament sign and football sign apparent here.
Selected axial images from the CT, demonstrate the falciform ligament sign.
Case Discussion
Falciform ligament sign is a sign of pneumoperitoneum where air is outlining the falciform ligament making it visible on x-ray and CT. Football sign is also a sign of pneumoperitoneum.
Other signs of pneumoperitoneum include Rigler sign and inverted V sign.
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