Ingested foreign body (beer bottle cap)

Case contributed by Paul Simkin
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Presented with mild hemoptysis.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male

The round radioopaque foreign body in the epigastric region is consistent with a beer bottle cap.

The round radioopaque foreign body in the epigastric region is consistent with a beer bottle cap.

Case Discussion

The patient admitted to swallowing a beer bottle cap. 

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