RADIOLOGICAL QUIZ Wilbur L. Smith, M.D., Edmund A. Franken, Jr., M.D., Jay L. Grosfeld, M.D., and Thomas V. N. Ballantine, M.D.
Fig. 1. Admission chest radiograph. Fig. 2. Abdominal roentgenogram taken 18 hours after admission, with a central venous pressure catheter traversing the inferior vena cava. The right abdomen contains several loops of dilated, air-filled bowel with a thickened wall. Intramural collections of gas can be seen in the bowel wall.
This 18-month-old white male child was brought to the emergency room. Give the appropriate diagnosis and reconstruct the history on the basis of the radiographs. (Turn to page 246 for the answer) From the Departments of Radiology (W.L.S., Assistant Professor; E.A.F., Professor), Pediatrics (W.L.S., Assistant Professor), and Surgery (J.L.G., Professor; T.V.N.B., Associate Professor), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind. Accepted for publication in February 1976. sjh
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Fig. 1. Admission chest radiograph. Fig. 2. Abdominal roentgenogram taken 18 hours after admission, with a central venous pressure catheter traversing the inferior vena cava. The right abdomen contains several loops of dilated, air-filled bowel with a thickened wall. Intramural collections of gas can be seen in the bowel wall.
This 18-month-old white male child was brought to the emergency room. Give the appropriate diagnosis and reconstruct the history on the basis of the radiographs. (Turn to page 246 for the answer) From the Departments of Radiology (W.L.S., Assistant Professor; E.A.F., Professor), Pediatrics (W.L.S., Assistant Professor), and Surgery (J.L.G., Professor; T.V.N.B., Associate Professor), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind. Accepted for publication in February 1976. sjh
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