Presentation
Child's mother witnessed the moment her son swallowed a coin. The patient was asymptomatic.
Patient Data
Age: 5 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Ingestion of a foreign body
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A solitary well defined, rounded and metallic foreign body, apparently localized in the left upper quadrant. There are no evident signs of pneumoperitoneum, pneumothorax or pneumoediastinum.
Case Discussion
Ingestion of a foreign body is extremely common among children, specially those between 6 months and 3 years old. Usually the foreign bodies pass spontaneously in the gastrointestinal tract without complications.
Contributed by Dr. Guilherme Pioli Resende M.D.