Intraluminal retained surgical sponge

Upper gastrointestinal contrast-enhanced study shows dilated small-bowel loop caused by presence of intraluminal foreign body (arrows).

From: Manzella A, Filho PB, Albuquerque E, et al. Imaging of gossypibomas: pictorial review. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009; 193(6 Suppl):S94. Reprinted with permission from the American Journal of Roentgenology. Copyright © 2009 American Roentgen Ray Society.

Graphic 73101 Version 10.0