Fig. 1
From: Overview of point-of-care abdominal ultrasound in emergency and critical care
Ultrasound images in a 47-year-old man who presented with left upper continuous abdominal pain. The patient began to feel pain after heavy physical labor without awareness of a traumatic event. Bedside ultrasound after history taking and a physical examination revealed free fluid in Morison’s pouch (a, arrow), perisplenic space (b, arrow), and rectovesical pouch. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed hemoperitoneum and splenomegaly with a low-density, striped area in the lower pole. He was diagnosed as having splenic rupture and treated conservatively