Male, 80 years old.Reason: Constipation - compare with previous imaging for LBO Chest: Status post median sternotomy. The heart size is normal. No focal pulmonary opacities, pleural effusion, or pneumothorax. Left basilar subsegmental atelectasis. LVAD is in an unchanged position. No evidence of subphrenic free air.Abdomen: Nonobstructive bowel gas pattern. Retained contrast extends to the level of the sigmoid colon without upstream bowel dilatation to suggest obstruction. No free intraperitoneal air. Slight rightward curvature and degenerative disease of the thoracolumbar spine. Gas in the bladder and evidence of soft tissue pelvic mass better characterized by CT from 6/23/2016.
No specific evidence of bowel obstruction. No free intraperitoneal air.