Thursday 4 November 2010

Increased Space Between Gastric Fundus And Diaphragm On Chest Xray


Normal Variant:
  • Distance is less than 1 cm in ~90% of the population.
Pathological Causes:
  • Diaphragmatic tumour
  • Organomegaly - adrenal, kidney, liver, pancreas, spleen
  • Subdiaphragmatic fluid - ascites, subphrenic abscess
  • Subpulmonic effusion
Image: Erect Chest X ray
Tags: Ascites - Chest Xray - Diaphragmatic Tumour - Gastric Fundus - Organomegaly - Subphrenic Abscess - Subpulmonic Effusion
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