Diagnostic finding
Absent distal rectal air
Radiologic finding in which gas is not visualized in the distal rectum on plain radiography or cross-sectional imaging.
Possible causes:
Mechanical obstruction: cancer, diverticular stricture, volvulus
Fecal impaction
Congenital malformation in neonates: Imperforate anus, rectal atresia, colonic atresia
Hirschsprung's disease
Ogilvie’s syndrome
Referencing diagnoses
- Benign neoplasm of the small intestine
- Colorectal cancer
- Diverticulitis
- Femoral hernia
- Gallstone Ileus
- Gastric volvulus
- Gastrointestinal obstruction
- Intestinal malrotation
- Ischemic colitis
- Volvulus
Note: Lists existing diagnoses in Diagnotize only.