Metallic foreign body - abdomen

Diagnosis certain

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Citation:

Patel M, Metallic foreign body - abdomen. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 30 May 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9756

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9756

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https://radiopaedia.org/cases/9756?iframe=true

rID:

9756

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Maulik S Patel had no recorded disclosures.

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Case published:

21 May 2010

Revisions:

14 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Gastrointestinal

Tags:

foreign_body, metallic densities

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x-ray

A foreign body (coin) is seen on the abdominal x-ray, suspected to be in the stomach.

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ultrasound

US reveals an echogenic line within the stomach.

Case Discussion

Coin removed by endoscopy.

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