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Axial contrast-enhanced CT images (a, b) show free air bubbles arranged anteriorly to the bowel wall (a, black arrow) and between the intestinal loops on the right side (b, white arrow); this finding may help to determine the site of perforation. Using lung window is useful to identify air bubbles between the intestinal loops.
