2020 Volume 36 Issue 2 Pages 137-141
Fidget spinners, handheld toys designed to spin freely in one’s grasp, have become an entertainment source for consumers of all ages, especially school-age children. Fidget spinner component ingestion is frequent and requires endoscopic intervention at a higher rate than other foreign body ingestion. Toy construction may be inadequate to prevent fidget spinner fracture or disassembly and subsequent toy component ingestion in children. The majority of the fidget spinner components are identified radiographically. Radiographs may identify the foreign body location and complications, such as obstruction or perforation. Radiolucent components cannot be radiographically identified. Damage can occur if a button battery is in the esophagus. We report two patients with fidget spinner component ingestion to describe patient presentations and radiographic appearance. Both the patients were radiographically identified. One patient underwent endoscopy one month after fidget spinner component ingestion. Clinicians and radiologists should consider fidget spinners as one of the many varieties of toy that have a potential for ingestion or aspiration.
