Peritonitis chest x ray

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shivani Chaparala M.B.B.S [2]

Chest X Ray

• An upright and supine plain films of the chest and abdomen should be performed in patients with abdominal pain to exclude free air, which signals a bowel perforation and associated peritonitis.
• The chest x-ray examination assists in identifying thoracic causes of the acute abdomen.