Metallic foreign body in abdomen

Case contributed by David Cuete
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Ingestion of foreign body 1 hour ago

Patient Data

Age: Child
Gender: Male
x-ray

Well defined rounded radioopaque(metallic) density is noted at the level of L3 vertebral body.

Case Discussion

This is a case of a foreign body in the abdomen

How to use cases

You can use Radiopaedia cases in a variety of ways to help you learn and teach.

Creating your own cases is easy.