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Featured Case — Findings
Radiographic Findings:
The liver is unremarkable. The head of the spleen is not definitively seen; the tail of the spleen is unremarkable. The kidneys are not definitively identified. The urinary bladder is hard to see but is thought to be mildly distended. The stomach contains a small amount of gas and fluid; ingesta is not seen. It is "empty." (Don't confuse the large amount of fecal material in the transverse colon immediately caudal to the stomach for ingesta in the stomach.) The small intestines contain gas and fluid. Many gas-filled loops are at the upper limits of normal for size; a few are larger than expected. In addition, the small intestinal loops have a "plicated" appearance and "bizarre" gas patterns. There is formed fecal material in the colon.
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