Case: Abdomen radiograph #49082151
Abdomen Beginner
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?

Image: James Heilman, MD via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Foreign body (ingested or inserted)
What to look for in foreign body (ingested or inserted)
- Radiopaque object in the GI tract.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): AP X ray showing a 9mm battery in the intestines
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.





