a rare case of gastrointestinal tract foreign body; glassy stomach

Ingestion of foreign bodies is common and conservative treatment can eliminated most particlesfrom the gastrointestinal tractunless peritoneal signs appear. a 22-year-old man presented to emergency department who had ingested glass particles of a crushed beverage bottle. he complained of epigastric and periumbilical pain. physical examination did not revealany peritoneal signs. abdominal x-ray showed stomach full of small glass particles. conservative treatment, without any surgical intervention,resulted insafely eliminating glass particlesin this patient.