Xray Vision: What Foreign Body?

35 year old male with MR presents from a monitored facility for possible ingestion of a foreign body. Per staff who are with the patient, the ingestion took place a few hours prior to arrival. Since the incident, the patient has complained of nausea. Denies vomiting, shortness of breath, drooling or abdominal pain. He has been able to eat a whole meal after the incident. You decide to get the imaging below.

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Please provide a read for the above images. What would you do for this patient?

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2 comments for “Xray Vision: What Foreign Body?

  1. sbogoch
    November 24, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    Is it a domino?

  2. sbogoch
    November 24, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    Is it a mousetrap?

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