Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2006
Plan radiography of the patient's abdominal cavity reveals some hemispherical lucent areas situated above distinct horizontal levels. What is the cause of such X-ray picture?
Answer options
- Price’s disease
- Meteorism
- Intestinal obstruction
- Perforative ulcer
- Cancer of large intestine
Correct answer
Intestinal obstruction
Explanation
Plan radiography of the patient's abdominal cavity reveals some hemispherical lucent areas situated above distinct horizontal levels. What is the cause of such X-ray picture?The hemispherical lucent area situated above distinct horizontal levels is an X-ray sign of intestinal obstruction.
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