X-ray - Day 1 post appendectomy
The portable post-appendicectomy X-ray confirms a nasogastric tube in situ with the distal tip supra-diaphragmatic and projecting overlying the right heart border. The proximal portion of the tube is poorly appreciated, however, it does not appear to be endotracheal or endobronchial in origin.
There is a somewhat symmetric, curvilinear, mixed-density mid to lower zonal appearance. There are no overt features to suggest a diaphragmatic rupture on plain film.
Free left subdiaphragmatic intraperitoneal air is a normal post-appendicectomy finding.