Duodenal atresia x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]

Overview

An abdominal x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of duodenal atresia. Findings on the abdominal x-ray diagnostic of duodenal atresia include double bubble sign which is indicative of gas present in the stomach and absent in the distal small intestine.

X Ray

The x-ray findings are as follows:^[1]^[2]

An abdominal x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of duodenal atresia.
Findings on the abdominal x-ray are suggestive of duodenal atresia and include:
- Air fluid levels in the stomach.
  - Due to stomach and proximal duodenum dilation.

Air Fluid levels-Double Bubble source: Case courtesy of Dr Jeremy Jones, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 24205

References

↑ Adams, Stephen D.; Stanton, Michael P. (2014). “Malrotation and intestinal atresias”. Early Human Development. 90 (12): 921–925. doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.09.017. ISSN 0378-3782.
↑ Morris, Grant; Kennedy, Alfred; Cochran, William (2016). “Small Bowel Congenital Anomalies: a Review and Update”. Current Gastroenterology Reports. 18 (4). doi:10.1007/s11894-016-0490-4. ISSN 1522-8037.

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[AdamsStanton2014-1] Adams, Stephen D.; Stanton, Michael P. (2014). “Malrotation and intestinal atresias”. Early Human Development. 90 (12): 921–925. doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.09.017. ISSN 0378-3782.

[MorrisKennedy2016-2] Morris, Grant; Kennedy, Alfred; Cochran, William (2016). “Small Bowel Congenital Anomalies: a Review and Update”. Current Gastroenterology Reports. 18 (4). doi:10.1007/s11894-016-0490-4. ISSN 1522-8037.

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