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Rigler sign

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Diagnosis certain

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Abdominal pain

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X-ray

Frontal

X-ray demonstrates a Rigler sign, of pneumoperitoneum.

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Annotated image

Box highlights positive Rigler sign.

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Axial lung window

CT confirms the finding. Lung windows can be helpful in finding free gas in the abdomen.

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