There is often a good view of the lung bases on a good quality abdominal X-ray. Occasionally patients with chest disease present with abdominal pain, particularly if the lung bases are involved.
Abdominal X-ray - Abnormal soft tissues and bones
Lung bases
Key points
- Check for pathology of the lung bases
Lung bases
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Lung bases
- This patient had pseudo-obstruction (note the dilated bowel) secondary to a left basal pneumonia
- The image shows consolidation and a loculated pleural effusion at the left lung base