It is a plain x-ray taken in the lateral position after holding the baby upside down for 3 minutes. This helps to determine the level of the anomaly.
In a normal neonate, swallowing begins almost immediately after birth and gas should be present in the stomach within few minutes.Within 3 hours of birth, the entire small bowel usually contains gas while the sigmoid colon is seen only after 8-9 hours.
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