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Abdomen.

Why do a left lateral decubitus position?

The standard position to perform colonoscopy is left lateral decubitus. In this position, parts of the bowel collapse as air rises into other parts of the bowel. This includes the sigmoid colon and the cecum, both of which are not fixed and can therefore collapse becoming technically challenging to maneuver around.

What is a left lateral decubitus?

The projection is called a right lateral decubitus if the patient is lying on the right side and a left lateral decubitus if the patient is lying on the left side.
In order to adequately evaluate for free intraperitoneal gas, the patient should be positioned in the erect and decubitus views for enough time to allow small amounts of free gas to drift up to the diaphragm or lateral liver edge, respectively.