Role of contrast-enhanced serial/spot abdominal X-rays in perioperative follow-up of patients undergoing abdominal surgery: An observational clinical study

Figure 5 Leakage and perforation on contrast-enhanced abdominal X-rays. A: Contrast material leakage into the abdominal cavity (arrows) due to the peptic ulcer perforation seen on contrast-enhanced abdominal X-ray (CE-AXR) in a 76-year-old woman who cannot be diagnosed by clinical findings; B: CE-AXR in a 57-year-old woman who underwent laparoscopic stromal tumor resection and developed unexpected abdominal pain on the 5th postoperative day showed an opening at the suture line and contrast material leakage (arrows); C: In a 68-year-old woman who underwent hilar resection and portoenterostomy for Klatskin tumor, CE-AXR obtained by administering contrast material through the drain showed the biliary fistula tract and subhepatic pouch (arrows).