. Journal of radiology . found it useful,be placed in six groups. The first group having to dowith the presence, position, size,form and mobility of the abdo-minal organs, is obviously a verylarge one, and in view of the lim-ited number of examinations madeso far, presents certain difficul-ties; for instance, as to the rangeof normal mobility or variation Page Twelve PNEUMOPERITONEUM—SANTE in size or form of different or-These, as previously stated, maygans in individuals of differentage or habits. Only after a largenumber of observations can thesepoints be established with any de-gree of accu
. Journal of radiology . found it useful,be placed in six groups. The first group having to dowith the presence, position, size,form and mobility of the abdo-minal organs, is obviously a verylarge one, and in view of the lim-ited number of examinations madeso far, presents certain difficul-ties; for instance, as to the rangeof normal mobility or variation Page Twelve PNEUMOPERITONEUM—SANTE in size or form of different or-These, as previously stated, maygans in individuals of differentage or habits. Only after a largenumber of observations can thesepoints be established with any de-gree of accuracy. Figure 2 represents the relationof the abdominal organs in a nor-mal individual. The liver, spleen, wise normal individuals the liverhas been encountered muchsmaller than shown here, andoften confined entirely to the rightside. Disproportionate variationin the size of normal kidneys hasnot been noted. The outline of thenormal liver is smooth and anyvariation from the normal can bereadily detected. Figure 3 shows. Fig 2.—Normal relations of the intra-abdominalorgans in the antero-posterior view. kidneys, psoas muscles, descend-ing colon are partially filled withbarium, and both diaphragms arewell shown. The liver and spleenare seen displaced somewhat fromthe diaphragm, but this varieswith the degree of inflation. Thespleen is about normal in size, andyet very much larger spleens havebeen observed in otherwise appar-ently normal individuals. In other- numerous secondary carcinomat-ous nodules too small to producedefinite palpable masses, studdingthe surface of the liver. Figure 4 shows the relation ofthe female pelvic organs with aretroversion of the uterus. In themale the bladder can be inflated aswell, and the prostate demon-strated in a number of on the condition of Page Thirteen PNEUMOPERITONEUM the bladder wall are thus also pos-sible. The second group is well illus-trated by the next three 5 shows a large, smooth,rounded mass w
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