Items tagged “foreign bodies”
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Abdominal opacities
An opacity projecting over the abdomen has a broad differential. Possibilities to consider include:
foreign bodies
ingested, e.g. coins, batteries, bones, etc
artifacts, e.g. object attached to the cloth of the patient like a safety pin or button
iatrogenic, e.g. hemostatic clips, gastric ba...
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Esophageal foreign bodies
Esophageal foreign bodies are frequently encountered in clinical practice, representing the most common site for ingested foreign bodies or food impaction within the gastrointestinal tract.
This article discusses esophageal foreign bodies; a general view of the theme is available in the main a...