Presentation
Ingestion of a foreign body.
Patient Data
Age: 5 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Ingested marble
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The round foreign body is shown over 4 days progressing from the oseophagus, but not exiting the stomach.
From the case:
Ingested marble
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Endoscopic view of a marble in the stomach.
Case Discussion
Foreign body ingestion in children is common.
Radiographs are often used to identify the foreign body and observe its excretion from the GI tract.
In this case the foreign body - a marble - was too large to exit the pylorus of the stomach.
The marble was retrieved endoscopically with a spiral basket.