A toddler with nightly vomiting and pain in the abdomen

A 4-year-old boy was referred to the emergency department with four days of nightly vomiting after ingestion of a marble. Abdominal X-ray showed the marble in the antrum of the stomach. The marble was successfully removed by endoscopy. X-rays detect 86% of all glass objects and should therefore be considered as diagnostic option by ingestion of a marble.