Medical Must-See: Swallow a fork, go under the knife

Her doctors note that reports of fork ingestion are on the rise.
Chest X-ray showing the prongs of the table fork in the oesophagus and the handle extending into the gastric lumen.

Little differential diagnostic deliberation was necessary when this 22-year-old Syrian presented to ED with epigastric pain and nausea.

While playing with her children, she had accidentally swallowed a table fork — handle first.