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case_images: No foreign bodies were observed upon initial examination of the chest X-ray
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case_images: Chest X-ray was taken and reviewed by several gastroenterologists; no obvious foreign body was identified (Fig. 1).
case_images: Computed tomography revealed a round, high-density area in the middle thoracic esophagus (yellow arrow)
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case_images: As a result, CT revealed a clear, round, high-density area in the middle thoracic esophagus (Fig. 2).
case_images: Lodging of the press-through package in the middle esophagus
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case_images: An emergency esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed for further investigation of the foreign body seen by CT, and a PTP containing a pill was detected in the middle esophagus (Fig. 3), which was subsequently removed using forceps (Fig. 4).
case_images: Upon reviewing the initial X-ray image, a slight ring-shaped gas sign between the pill and press-through package was observed (yellow arrow) (Enlarged image of Fig. 1)
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case_images: Later, a radiologist reviewed the X-ray image taken at the time of the emergency department visit and pointed out a slight ring-shaped gaseous area in the mid-chest, thought to be air within the PTP (Fig. 5).