title: [Is the presence of air in the small intestines pathological (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors examined 119 patients coming to the Radiological Department for various reasons excluding all abdominal pathology: road traffic accidents, rheumatological pain, oto-rhino-laryngological or ophthalmological causes. Two observers, working separately but comparing their results, concluded that there was air in the small intestines in 51 % of the patients, and that the presence of air in the small intestines was considerable in 6 % of the patients. The presence of air in the small intestines was noted in 40 % of outpatients and in 70 % of patients in bed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001510:Bed Rest; D002648:Child; D005414:Flatulence / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012016:Reference Values
vernacular_title: La présence d'air dans le grêle est-elle pathologique