title: What is the role of plain radiography in patients with foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract?
abstract: Foreign bodies (FBs) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract can show a wide range of clinical manifestations ranging from spontaneous evacuation to severe complication. Plain radiography is a straightforward and important initial imaging modality in cases of FB ingestion or insertion and is also helpful for follow-up purposes. Careful evaluations of the plain radiographs can determine the presence and nature of FBs, and help predict their precise locations and facilitate risk assessment. In this review, a wide variety of FBs in the GI tract are illustrated, and the role of plain radiography in patient management is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Hyung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyun Cheol
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dal Mo
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Sang Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Wook
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Seong Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyoung Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography