| Abdominal Findings | Possible Cause | ||
| Greenish fluid and gas
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Injury to liver, spleen or mesentery | ||
| Free bowel contents and gas in peritoneum
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Ruptured ectopic pregnancy | ||
| Free blood in peritoneum: with trauma
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Appendicitis, diverticulitis or perforation of the bowel | ||
| Free blood in peritoneum: female, no history of
trauma
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Intestinal obstruction or paralytic ileus | ||
| Purulent exudate | |||
| Distended loop of bowel | |||
| Perforation of stomach or duodenum | |||
| Bowel perforation | |||