Core Conditions 02.3 - Abdominal x-ray pre-reading
X-ray
What is the pertinent finding?
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Portal venous gas.
What is the differential diagnosis of portal venous gas?
Pneumobilia.
Moderate distention of the bowel loops with intra-mural gas, suggestive of necrotising enterocolitis. No free intraperitoneal gas is identified.
Linear lucencies are seen over the liver shadow, mostly portal venous gas.
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