Question
A patient presented with complain of crampy abdominal pain that comes and goes,constipation,inability to pass gas.
Abdominal X ray shows the following features.What can be the most probable diagnosis?
A. Small Bowel Obstruction.
B. Large Bowel Obstruction.
C. Paralytic Ileus.
D. Colitis.
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Correct Answer » B
Explanation
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Ans:B. Large Bowel Obstruction
Abdominal X ray in the image shows features of Large Bowel Obstruction:
- The colon is gas-filled and dilated down to the level of the sigmoid colon.(dilated transverese colon seen by red arrow and dilated sigmoid colon is seen by orange arrow)
- The dilated colon is abruptly ‘cut-off’ at the level of obstruction (blue arrow).
