Free peritoneal air is difficult to assess in a single, supine, plain film study.
However, in the study above, one can appreciate the air visualized on both sides of the left hemidiaphragm. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]
Pneumoperitoneum – Supine
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Free peritoneal air is difficult to assess in a single, supine, plain film study.
However, in the study above, one can appreciate the air visualized on both sides of the left hemidiaphragm. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]