Abdominal foreign bodies

Case contributed by Hadzi Dragan Ilic
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Abdominal pain.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male

Abdomen X-rays

x-ray

A few metal densities are visible in the lower half of the abdomen.

Case Discussion

The X-rays showed some metal densities in the lower parts of the abdomen, which confirmed that he deliberately swallowed cutlery parts.

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