If you have ever held a nail between your teeth while doing household DIY, perhaps heed this cautionary tale of a patient who swallowed such a nail while hanging pictures.

The woman, aged 55, looked up and accidentally swallowed the nail in one gulp, according to her doctors.

Despite being asymptomatic, she presented immediately to ED.

A plain abdominal X-ray showed a 3.0 × 0.3 cm metallic foreign body in the epigastric region.