case_images: PMC10807475_01
case_images: X-rays of the abdomen show sharp objects located in the stomach
case_images: cureus-0016-00000052856-i01.jpg
case_images: PMC10807475_01_cureus-0016-00000052856-i01.jpg
case_images: FIG1
case_images: An abdominal X-ray revealed multiple radiopaque foreign bodies in the abdomen, located over the mid-abdomen at the level of the L1-L2 vertebral bodies, with a non-specific gas pattern and no evidence of abnormal bowel dilatation (Figure 1).
case_images: Abdomen computed tomography (CT) showed sharp objects in the stomach and small bowel (1) and a 3D bone window (2)
case_images: cureus-0016-00000052856-i02.jpg
case_images: PMC10807475_01_cureus-0016-00000052856-i02.jpg
case_images: FIG2
case_images: These were limited to the bowel lumen, with no pneumoperitoneum (Figure 2).
case_images: A total of 35 blades were retrieved, leaving no other blades in the stomach at the end of the procedure
case_images: cureus-0016-00000052856-i03.jpg
case_images: PMC10807475_01_cureus-0016-00000052856-i03.jpg
case_images: FIG3
case_images: This procedure revealed multiple sharp razors within the stomach, and a total of 35 razors (size 4.8 x 1.2 cm) were retrieved using jumbo biopsy forceps and snares (Figure 3).
case_images: Blades retrieved from the stomach using a snare
case_images: cureus-0016-00000052856-i04.jpg
case_images: PMC10807475_01_cureus-0016-00000052856-i04.jpg
case_images: FIG4
case_images: The endoscopy also showed linear, acute gastric ulcerations and multiple erosions (Figure 4).
case_images: A sequence of X-ray images indicating different times during the hospital stay
case_images: cureus-0016-00000052856-i05.jpg
case_images: PMC10807475_01_cureus-0016-00000052856-i05.jpg
case_images: FIG5
case_images: Following the procedure, an abdominal X-ray revealed no remaining foreign bodies in the stomach, but two foreign bodies were still present in the distal small bowel, as observed in the X-ray taken upon presentation (Figure 5). Two days later, the patient reported the passage of metallic objects in his stool, and a subsequent X-ray showed no remaining foreign bodies within the bowel (Figure 5).