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A 2-year-old boy swallows a penny. The boy's mother checks his stool for several days, but the penny does not appear. Meanwhile, the boy has lost his appetite and seems to have difficulty eating. When a foreign object is swallowed, it often lodges at which portion of the gut?

Anus
Duodenum
Ileocecal sphincter
Lower esophageal sphincter

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Lower esophageal sphincter

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