Case: 102

Plastic Spoon Ingestion

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History: 15 yo male with foreign body ingestion.
Solution: This is just an interesting case of an unusual finding. Patient had ingested a plastic spoon and clinicians were wondering where it is. Of course, it is not radio-opaque, so couldn\'t be seen on plain film, but could be seen on UGI. Since in duodenum, it could be removed with endoscopy.

Radiograph Images

Questions

There is evidence of perforation on this image.
False
Ingested foreign bodies most frequently become lodged in the:
  • stomach
  • esophagus
  • colon
  • small bowel
Give two guesses as to the identity of the ingested foreign body.
Plastic spoon.