PMC6541983_01
CT image of abdomen and pelvis without contrast, revealing a hyperdense, elongated, linear foreign body perforating the serosa of the stomach.
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CT of the abdomen/pelvis was negative for free air/fluid collection but revealed a linear hyperdensity, approximately 2.7 cm x 2 mm, within the stomach, which penetrated through the gastric wall into the abdominal cavity (Figure 1).
Gross specimen after surgical removal, chicken bone measuring approximately 3 cm in length by 2 mm in width.
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The patient had a removal of the chicken bone, with the distal aspect measuring approximately 7 mm in a spatulated form (Figure 2).