Ingested pebbles causing abdominal radio-opaque shadows

Ingested pins causing perforation.

We report two children who underwent endoscopic removal of ingested foreign bodies which had perforated the stomach, one of which had migrated into the thorax.

Radio - opaque punctate

Ingested Fishbone Causing Pericolic Abscess

A 65-year-old diabetic woman presented to our clinic with a 10-day history of spasmodic lower abdominal pain, which eventually localized to the left iliac fossa. It was associated with low-grade fever for 3 days. Abdominal examination showed localized tenderness, guarding, and increased temperature. A tender, firm, non-mobile mass was palpated in the same region. Laboratory studies revealed leu...

Abdominal pain and hematuria: duodenal perforation from ingested foreign body causing ureteral obstruction and hydronephrosis.

Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a relatively common reason for visits to the emergency room. If the FB is symptomatic or damaging to the patient, either endoscopic or surgical intervention should ensue. We present a case of abdominal pain and hematuria beginning ∼24 h after an incidental FB ingestion. Initial CT imaging defined a linear opacity perforating through the posterior duodenal wall abu...

Lithophagia: pebbles in and pebbles out.

Fig. 1 : X-ray abdomen of the patient showing pebbles in rectum and the anal canal 35 year old male patient hailing from Sivani, madhya Pradesh had come with complaints of passing watery stools, dull aching pain in the abdomen since 10 to 15 days. Patient had been a case of mental retardation since childhood. he was noticed passing pebbles along with passage of watery stools. On further enquiry...