Study on standing abdominal radiography using half beam(1st report)

Persistent nephrogram on abdominal radiography and computed tomography.

A 51-year-old Japanese man presenting with acute abdomen was admitted to our hospital. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) led to a diagnosis of gastroenteritis on admission (Picture 1A). Contrast-induced oliguric acute kidney injury followed by septic shock developed, and the serum creatinine level rose from 0.98 mg/dL to 5.07 mg/dL, requiring temporary hemodialysis. Kidney-shaped enhan...

Impact of abdominal radiography on surgical approach among patients with acute abdomen attending emergency ward

Introduction: Abdominal radiography is an important method for acute abdomen cases and it is usually used to determine surgical approaches. This study was performed to determine the effect of abdominal radiography in the surgical approach among patients with acute abdomen attending the emergency ward of Rasool-Akram Hospital. Methods: In this comparative cross-sectional study, 147 consecutive ...

Oesophageal coins invisible on chest radiography: a case report

BACKGROUND Coins are made of metal, which is generally radiopaque, and so physicians often have the misconception that all coins are detectable by radiography. Here, we report a case of intentionally swallowed coins in the oesophagus of an adult; the coins could not be detected on chest radiography but were detected using computed tomography (CT). CASE PRESENTATION A 46-year-old woman with a ...

Postsurgical pneumoperitoneum - comparison of abdominal ultrasound findings with plain radiography.

OBJECTIVE To compare abdominal ultrasonography findings with plain radiography in the detection of postsurgical pneumoperitoneum. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional, observational. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Radiology Department, PNS Shifa Hospital, Karachi, from October, 2005 to April, 2006. METHODOLOGY Thirty patients of either gender who underwent laparotomies were included in the study. Pa...

Plain abdominal radiography in the diagnosis of the "body packer".