Those who are not aware that the episode has occurred do not visit a doctor. In these cases, the normal course of events is for the object to be expelled naturally 2, 3, 6, 24, 44, 45. Sometimes complications arising from movement of the object into the GI tract lead to identification of the FO as the source of the problem 14, 15, 17, 28, 29, 30, 36, 38, 50, 58, 74, 76. In the cases such as those described above, identification of the FO is incidental to other procedures including X-rays, endoscopy, and surgery 13, 27, 29, 31-35, 37, 39, 40-42, 73, 75.
Las personas que no perciben el episodio naturalmente no consultan; en estos casos, el curso del evento suele terminar con la evacuación espontánea del objeto 2, 3, 6, 24, 44, 45, o presentar complicaciones secundarias al tránsito del objeto por el TGI que culminan con la identificación del mismo como agente causal 14, 15, 17, 28, 29, 30, 36, 38, 50, 58, 74, 76, o ser un hallazgo incidental durante un procedimiento RX, endoscopia, cirugía, etc. 13, 27, 29, 31-35, 37, 39, 40- 42, 73, 75, como sucedió con los casos que estamos presentando.