Endoscopic Removal of 15 Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies

Endoscopic Removal of 15 Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies

Foreign body ingestion occurs commonly in children, elderly, mentally impaired or alcoholic, and psychiatric patients. We present a 15-year-old boy with mental retardation and uncontrolled psychiatric disorder admitted to the hospital with abdominal and chest pain. He was diagnosed with foreign body...

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Veröffentlicht in:APSP Journal of Case Reports 2015-09, Vol.6 (3), p.28
Hauptverfasser: Savran, Bircan, Zeren, Sezgin, Coşgun, Süleyman, Adigüzel, Ünal, Öztürk, Ahmet, Ucar, Bercis Imge
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Zusammenfassung:Foreign body ingestion occurs commonly in children, elderly, mentally impaired or alcoholic, and psychiatric patients. We present a 15-year-old boy with mental retardation and uncontrolled psychiatric disorder admitted to the hospital with abdominal and chest pain. He was diagnosed with foreign body ingestion and 15 foreign objects, including a sharp knife, were successfully removed endoscopically by using an over-tube.
ISSN:2218-8185
2218-8185