double bubble sign

double bubble sign
on a radiograph of the abdomen, appearance of two foci of gas, one in the stomach and the other in the duodenum, signifying duodenal obstruction. The same sign, but consisting of the stomach and duodenum distended by fluid, may be observed in the fetus by ultrasonography.

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