Change: Note that this is not a "right decubitus"- The 'right' annotation refers to the right side of the abdomen and the "decubitus" annotation refers to the patient position. Tumour •This is more likely to be tumour than blood or ascites •Bowel loops look more   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1001)

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Change: This patient has Crohn's disease and has had a previous colectomy. Note the absence of the large bowel. Note also a faint suggestion of a stoma in the left iliac fossa. The Featureless Abdominal Plain Film Ascites This patient has prominent loops of gas-filled small and large bowel. The   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 974)

Change: the to the left flank which which is the least dependant part of the abdominal cavity in the left lateral lateral decubitus position. Tumour •This is more likely to be tumour than blood or ascites •Bowel loops look more like they are   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 903)

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Change: from two sources. Firstly, gas in the stomach and small bowel can be ingested with food. Some patients habitually air swallow or may air-swallow when in pain. Gas in the large bowel can be endongenousbeendogenous resulting from fermentation processes of faecal material.An absence of gastrointestinal   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 786)

Change:  (AAA). The aneurysmal abdominal aorta is visible (arrow) because of its calcified wall. The abdominal viscera are not well viualised. The psoas, renal and kidney outlines are not well demonstrated. This raises the question of whether the AA is leaking blood into the peritoneal cavity. Blood- Ruptured Viscus T   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 723)

Change:  ascites •Bowel loops look more like they are pushed down by tumour(s) rather than floating in fluid Blood •With loss of features, think about blood as well as tumour and ascites •This is a leaking AAA SummaryA gasless abdomen raises the possibility of a gasless SBO.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 676)

Change:  the abdominal cavity in the left lateral decubitus postion. Tumour •This is more likely to be tumour than blood or ascites •Bowel loops look more like they are pushed down by tumour(s) rather than floating in fluid Blood   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 657)

Change: part of the abdominal cavity in the left lateral decubitus postion. Tumour •This is more likely to be tumour than blood or ascites •Bowel loops look more like they are pushed down by tumour(s) rather than floating in fluid   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 656)