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AP chest xray showing coin-shaped foreign body.
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A chest X-ray was obtained (Figure 1) which showed a radiopaque coin-shaped foreign body, presumably a coin in his posterior oropharynx.
Lateral neck xray depicting coin-shaped foreign body.
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An additional lateral chest X-ray (Figure 2) was obtained and the patient was taken promptly for upper endoscopy.
Endoscopic view of foreign body in oropharynx.
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During endoscopy, it was determined that the foreign body was a pill (Figure 3) that he had been given that morning.