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What does the abdominal radiograph show?
Small bowel dilatation / distension.
What features seen on this radiograph help interpretation ?
Folds cross the whole lumen.
Central position of bowel (dilated large bowel tends to be peripheral).
What are the possible diagnoses ?
Small bowel obstruction (many causes including adhesions, internal or external hernia, tumour, crohns disease, intussusception etc.)
Paralytic ileus
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