This document discusses various types of x-rays and their appearances, including chest x-rays showing free air or metastases, abdominal x-rays showing obstructions, plain films of the abdomen, and barium studies of the esophagus, stomach, and colon showing abnormalities like cancers, diversions, and obstructions. The x-rays described can help diagnose various medical conditions.

1. X-RAYS
Dr.Sundarprakash Sivalingam
Associate Professor in surgery

3. • Normal chest xray

5. • Xray chest-free air under the diaphragm

7. • xray of chest-cannon ball secondaries

9. • xray chest-pleural effusion

11. • Plain normal xray of abdomen

13. • Plain xray abdomen-volvulae conniventes

15. • Plain xray abdomen-small bowel obstruction-
multiple air-fluid levels

17. • Plain xray abdomen-small bowel obstruction-
step ladder pattern

19. • Plain xray abdomen-large bowel obstruction-
haustrations

21. • Plain xray abdomen-large bowel obstruction

23. • Plain x-ray abdomen-paralytic ileus

25. • Plain xray abdomen-sigmoid volvulus-coffee
bean appearance, sigma sign

27. • Plain x-ray abdomen- duodenal atresia-double
bubble sign

29. • Normal barium meal

31. • Barium meal-achalasia

33. • Barium meal-carcinoma oesophagus

35. • Barium meal-carcinoma stomach

37. • Barium meal-Duodenal divericulum

39. • Normal barium enema

41. • Barium enema-Carcinoma colon – apple core
appearance

43. • Barium enema-Colon diverticulum

44. Plain xray abdomen erect Xray KUB

46. • Plain xray KUB-ureteric stone

48. • Plain xray pelvis- bladder stones