Health Dictionary
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Football sign
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The football sign refers to a large oval radiolucency in the shape of an American football, which is seen on supine abdominal X-ray films.[1] The football sign is most frequently seen in infants with spontaneous or iatrogenic gastric perforation causing pneumoperitoneum.
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