Foreign Body References & Useful Links

Schwartz GF, Polsky HS. Ingested foreign bodies of the gastrointestinal tract. Am Surg 1976; 42: 236-238.

Eldridge WW. Foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract. JAMA 1961; 178:665-66

Maglinte DDT, Taylor SD, Ng AC. Gastrointestinal perforation by chicken bones. Radiology 1979; 130:597–599.

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Hunter TB. Bottle cap ingestion. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1991; 157:411–412.

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Shaffer HA, Alfred BA, deLange EE, Meyer GA, McIlhenny J. Basket extraction of esophageal foreign bodies. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1986; 147: 1010–1013.

Volle E, Hand D, Berger P, Kaufman HJ. Ingested foreign bodies: removal by magnet. Radiology 1986; 160:407–409.

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Ziter FM Jr. Intestinal perforation in adults due to ingested opaque foreign bodies. Am J Gastroenterol 1976; 68:382–385.

Schwartz JT, Graham DY. Toothpick perforation of the intestines. Ann Surg 1977; 185:64–66.

Gunn A. Intestinal perforation due to swallowed fish or meat bone. Lancet 1966; 1:125–128.

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Danielson KS, Hunter TB. Barium capsules. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1985; 144:414.

Tandberg D. Glass in hand and foot: will x-ray film show it? JAMA 1982; 248:1872–1874.

Gordon D. Non-metallic foreign bodies (letter). Br J Radiol 1985; 58:574.

Fornage BD, Schemberg FL. Sonographic diagnosis of foreign bodies of the distal extremities. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1986; 147:567–569.

Heller RM, Reichelderfer TE, Dorst JP, Oh KS. The problem with the replacement of copper pennies by aluminum pennies. Pediatrics 1974; 54:684–688.

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Eggli KD, Potter BM, Garcia V, Altman RP, Breckbill DL. Delayed diagnosis of esophageal perforation by aluminum foreign bodies. Pediatr Radiol 1986; 16:511–513.

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Smith PC, Swischuk LE, Fagan CV. Elusive and often unsuspected cause of stridor or pneumonia (esophageal foreign body). Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med 1974; 122:80–89.

Humphry A, Holland WG. Unsuspected esophageal foreign bodies. J Can Assoc Radiol 1981; 32: 17–20.

Berger PE, Kuhn JP, Kuhns LR. Computed tomography and the occult tracheobroncheal foreign body. Radiology 1980; 134:133–135.

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Gray JR, Khalil A, Prior JC. Acute arsenic toxicity: an opaque poison. J Can Assoc Radiol 1989; 40: 226–227.

Staple TW, McAlister WH. Roentgenographic visualization of iron preparations in the gastrointestinal tract. Radiology 1964; 83:1051–1056.

Busch DB, Starling JR. Rectal foreign bodies: case reports and a comprehensive review of the world’s literature. Surgery 1986; 100:512–519.

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Rebell FG. The problem of foreign bodies in the colon and rectum. Am J Surg 1948; 76:678–686.

Crass RA, Tranbaugh RF, Kudsk KA, Trundey DD. Colorectal foreign bodies and perforations. Am J Surg 1981; 142:85–88.

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Barone JE, Sohn N, Nelson TF. Perforations and foreign bodies of the rectum: report of 28 cases. Ann Surg 1976; 184:601–604.

Lebowitz RL, Vargas B. Stones in the urinary bladder in children and young adults. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1987; 148:491–495.

Zelegman BE, Feinberg LE, Johnson ED. A complication of cleansing enema: retained protective shield of the enema tip. Gastrointest Radiol 1986; 11:372–374.

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Richter RM, Littman L. Endoscopic extraction of an unusual colonic foreign body. Gastrointest Endosc 1975; 22:40–45.

Wolf L, Geracy K. Colonoscopic removal of balloons from the bowel. Gastrointest Endosc 1977; 24:41–44.

Eftaiha M, Hambrick E, Abcarian H. Principles of management of colorectal foreign bodies. Arch Surg 1977; 112:691–695.

Lau JTK, Ong GB. Broken and retained rectal thermometers in infants and young children. Aust Pediatr J 1981; 17:93–94.

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deLacey G, Evans R, Sandin B. Penetrating injuries: how easy is it to see glass (and plastic) on radiographs? Br J Radiol 1985; 58:27–30.

Spouge AR, Weisbrod GL, Herman SJ, Chamber­lain DW. Wooden foreign body in the lung parenchyma. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1990; 154:999–1001.

Bodne D, Quinn SF, Cochran CF. Imaging foreign glass and wooden bodies of the extremities with CT and MRI. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1988; 12:608–611.

Gooding AW, Hardiman T, Sumers M, Stress R, Graf P, Grunfeld C. Sonography of the hand and foot in foreign body detection. J Ultrasound Med 1987; 6:441–447.

Horton LK, Jacobson JA, Powell A, Fessell DP, Hayes CW. Sonography and radiography of soft-tissue foreign bodies. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2001; 176:1155–1159.

Peterson JJ, Bancroft LW, Kransdorf MJ. Wooden foreign bodies: imaging appearance. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2002; 178:557–562.

Meyer JE, Kopans DB, Mueller PR. Preoperative localization of radiopaque foreign bodies. Radiology 1982; 144:179.

Desrentes M. Wizardry and radiography: a clinical case. Radiology 1990; 177:115–116.

Imray TJ, Hiramatsu Y. Radiographic manifestations of Japanese acupuncture. Radiology 1975; 115:625–626.

Schatz CJ, Fordham S. Acupuncture needles: a “new” foreign body in the ear. Am J Roentgenol 1976; 127:688–689.

Glauten A, Austin JHM. Permanent subcutaneous acupuncture needles: radiographic manifestations. J Can Assoc Radiol 1988; 398:54–56.

Saenz L, Lee H, Mottram M. Permanent acupuncture needles. JAMA 1978; 240:1482–1483.

Behrstock BB, Petrakis NL. A case report: permanent subcutaneous gold acupuncture needles. West J Med 1974; 121:140–142.

Naidich TP, Bartelt D, Wheeler PS, Stern WZ. Metallic mercury emboli. AJR Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med 1973; 117:886–891.

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Wenzel V, Tuttle RJ, Zylak CJ. Intravenous self-administration of metallic mercury. Radiology 1980; 137:313–315.

Peterson N, Harvey-Smith W, Rohrmann CA Jr. Radiographic aspects of metallic mercury embolism. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1980; 135:1079– 1081.

Spizarny DL, Renzi P. Metallic mercury pulmonary emboli. J Can Assoc Radiol 1987; 38:60–61.

Wilson AJ. Gunshot injuries: what does a radiologist need to know? RadioGraphics 1999; 19: 1358–1368.

Hollerman JJ, Fackler ML. Bullet, pellets, and wound ballistics. In: Hunter TB, Bragg DG, eds. Radiologic guide to medical devices and foreign bodies. St Louis, Mo: Mosby Year Book, 1994.

Sturdy JH, Baird RM, Gerein AN. Surgical sponges: a cause of granuloma and adhesion formation. Ann Surg 1967; 165:128 –134.

Rappaport W, Haynes K. The retained surgical sponge following intra-abdominal surgery. Arch Surg 1990; 125:405–407.

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Hunter TB. Magnetic pull from outer space (letter). AJR Am J Roentgenol 1996; 166:1498–1499.

Hunter TB and Hirai Gimber L. Indentification of retained surgical foreign objects: policy at a University Medical Center. J Am Coll Radiol 2010; 7(9):736-738.

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Taljanovic MS, Hunter TB, Freundlich IM. Misplaced devices in the chest, abdomen, and pelvis: part II. Semin Ultrasound CT MRI 2006; 27: 98-110.

Hunter TB, Bragg DG, eds. Radiologic guide to medical devices and foreign bodies. St Louis, Mo: Mosby, 1994

Dodd GD III, Budzik RF Jr. Identification of retained firearm projectiles on plain radiographs. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1990; 154:471-475.

Eshed I, Kushnir T, Shabshin N, Konen E. Is magnetic resonance imaging safe for patients with retained metal fragments from combat and terrorist attacks? Acta Radiol 2010; 51(2): 170-174.

Shellock FG, Karacozoff AM. Detection of implants and other objects using a ferromagnetic detection system: implications for patient screening before MRI. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2013; 201:720-725.

Dula AN, Virostko J, Shellock FG. Assessment of MRI issues at 7 T for 28 implants and other objects. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2014; 202: 401-405.

Guelfguat M, Kaplinskiy V, Reddy SH, DiPoce J. Clinical guidelines for imaging and reporting ingested foreign bodies. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2014; 203: 37-53.

Singh AK, Goralnick E, Velmahos G, Biddinger PD, Gates J, Sodickson A. Radiologic freatures of injuries from the Boston Marathon bombing at three hospitals. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2014; 203: 235-239.

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Webb WA. Management of foreign bodies of the upper gastrointestinal tract: update. Gastrointest Endos 1995; 41: 39-51.

Ikenberry SO, Jue TL, Anderson MA, Appalaneni V, Banerjee S, et al. Management of ingested foreign bodies and food impactions. Gastrointest Endos 2011; 73 (6): 1085-1091.

Brown JC, Otjen JP, Drugas GT. Too attractive: the growing problem of magnet ingestions in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 2013: 29 (11): 1170-1174.

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Gharib SD, Berger DL, Choy G, Huck AE. Case 21-2015: a 37-year-old American man living in Vietnam, with fever and bacteremia. N Engl J Med 2015; 373 (2): 174-183.

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