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Citation: News of Beam Diagnostics Belarus 1999 1: 4-6.

Roentgenological signs of abdomen pathology on chest radiographs.

Filippovich N. S.¹, Koretko M.V.²

¹Belarussian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, ²Minsk Diagnostic Centre, Minsk.

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Figure 1. Chest radiograph of patient with ahalasia. Dilated oesophagus widen mediastinum to the right.

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Figure 2. PA chest radiograph in case of oesophageal perforation shows linear gas collection along right mediastinum border (arrows).

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Figure 3. Patient with diaphragm oesophageal orifice hernia. (a) PA chest radiograph shows additional shadow in right cardio-diaphragmatic angle.

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Figure 3. (b) Right lateral chest radiograph at the same patient confirms presence of hernia in posterior mediastinum.

Figure 4. Diaphragmatic neoplasias and cysts (arrow) are seen as additional shadow on the background of the lung which is not separated from diaphragm on polypositional study. (a) PA chest radiograph.

Figure 4. (b) Left lateral chest radiograph.

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Figure 5. Pneumoperitoneum – linear gas collection under right diaphragm dome – after duodenum ulcer perforation.

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Figure 6. Left lateral chest radiograph shows gas-fluid level under right diaphragm dome as abscess sign.  1 – right diaphragm dome, 2 – left diaphragm dome.

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