Presentation
Ingestion of batteries. Attended A and E.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Continuous diaphragm sign
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Heart size normal. Lungs clear.
No free subdiaphragmatic gas.
Six batteries projected over the body of the stomach in keeping with ingested foreign bodies.
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D1 post endoscopic removal of gastric foreign bodies.
Large volume pneumoperitoneum with the continuous diaphragm sign.
Lungs clear.
Batteries no longer evident in the stomach.
Rigler sign. Linear free gas beneath the inferior border of the liver.
Case Discussion
Ingestion of foreign bodies is commonplace. Not all pass safely per rectum.
Retrieval is not without potential complication.
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