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From: Retrospective observational analysis of esophageal foreign bodies: a novel characterization based on shape

Figure 3

Computed tomographic findings of different types and shapes of esophageal foreign bodies. (a) Pin-shaped fish bone lodged in the mid-esophagus in an anterior–posterior orientation. (b) Pin-shaped fish bone lodged near the aorta in a left–posterior orientation. (c) Sheet-shaped pork bone lodged in the upper esophagus in a left–right orientation. (d) Trident-shaped duck bone lodged near the entrance of the esophagus. (e) Spindle-shaped jujube pit lodged in the upper esophagus in a left–right orientation. (f) Irregular-shaped denture lodged in the upper esophagus.

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