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

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