All of the following are features of splenic rupture on plain X —ray abdomen, EXCEPT:
A. Obliteration of psoas shadowB. Obliteration of splenic outline
C. Obliteration of colonic air bubble
D. Elevation of the lefthemidiaphragm.
The Answer is C
• Features of splenic rupture on plain X-ray abdomen:
1.
Obliteration
of splenic outline.
2.
Obliteration
of the psoas shadow.
3.
Fracture
oflower ribs ofleft side.
4.
Free
fluid between gas-filled intestinal coils.
5.
Elevation
of the left hemidiaphragm. Indentation
of the gastric air bubble
