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Anteroposterior (left panel) and lateral (right panel) abdominal radiographs showing moderate stomach and duodenal distension with air-fluid levels.
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An acute abdominal series showed a nonspecific bowel gas pattern with moderate distention of the stomach and duodenum near the duodenojejunal junction on the anteroposterior view along with air-fluid levels on the lateral view (Figure 1).
Upper gastrointestinal series before (left panel) and after (right panel) contrast administration with evidence of air filled bowel loops and obstruction.
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A subsequent upper gastrointestinal (GI) series (Figure 2) confirmed prominent fluid-filled dilation of the proximal small bowel concerning for a mid small bowel obstruction, with notable gastroesophageal reflux.
Mobile object within the jejunal lumen being removed through an enterotomy.
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The foreign body was noted to be a 2.5-cm radiolucent spherical object consistent in appearance with a bouncy ball (Figures 3 and 4).
The postpyloric foreign body after removal: a 2.5-cm radiolucent spherical object consistent in appearance with a toy "bouncy" ball.
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The foreign body was noted to be a 2.5-cm radiolucent spherical object consistent in appearance with a bouncy ball (Figures 3 and 4).