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(A) Endoscopy showing a bulge in gastric antrum adjacent to the pylorus. (B) Endoscopic ultrasound revealed the lesion as compatible with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor, but abdominal computed tomography was recommended
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His exam showed a 1.5cm bulge in the gastric antrum (Figure 1A). The patient was referred for endoscopic ultrasound, which considered the lesion as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (Figure 1B), but not a typical one, a computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen was, then, suggested.
(A) Abdominal computed tomography showing the lesion involving the stomach and liver. (B) The ingested foreign body: a chicken bone
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The CT revealed a heterogeneous lesion involving the gastric antrum and the left lateral segment of the liver (Figure 2A). The exploratory laparotomy revealed the lesion to be a chicken bone (Figure 2B).