Chest X-Ray of a Swallowed Object

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X-ray of swallowed object

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho. All rights reserved.

Front view of a child's chest X-ray shows a swallowed coin.

Current as of: June 6, 2022

Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
William H. Blahd Jr. MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine
Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine
Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine




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