Do most foreign body ingestions require surgery?
No; most are allowed to pass naturally through the bowel.
An approximately 3.7 x 0.6 cm (36.63 x 5.77 mm) sized rectangular metallic density with three linear parallel lines is most compatible with the swallowed razor blade cartridge and is seen within the gastric fundus on this exam. No other discrete radiopaque foreign body is evident.
Bowel gas is noted throughout the abdomen. No evidence of free air or bowel obstruction.