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Case Reports
. 2004 Mar 1;10(5):769-70.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i5.769.

Endoscopic retrieval of multiple fragmented gastric bamboo chopsticks by using a flexible overtube

Jia-Jang Chang  1 , Cho-Li Yen
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Case Reports

Endoscopic retrieval of multiple fragmented gastric bamboo chopsticks by using a flexible overtube

Jia-Jang Chang et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

This is a rare case of a patient with mental disorder, who ingested nineteen pieces of fragmented bamboo chopsticks. We managed the multiple gastric foreign bodies with a sclerotherapy overtube, and these multiple fragmented bamboo chopsticks were retrieved successfully using the endoscopic method. There were only multiple erosions with hemorrhage over the mucosa of fundus and body of stomach, no fragments adhered or perforated through the gastric wall. The mucosa of esophagus was intact. The patient tolerated the procedure well and without any major complications. Multiple sharp elongated gastric foreign bodies can be successfully and safely retrieved by using protective sheath of oropharynx without assistance with laparoscopy or surgical intervention. This renders an option for the endoscopists to manage multiple elongated gastric foreign bodies.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Plenty of fragmented bamboo chopsticks mixed with food debris in fundus and body of stomach.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Impaction of a large piece of fragmented bamboo chopsticks (more than 10 cm long) impacted in channel of Sumitomo sclerotherapy overtube (Simulate picture).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Retrieval of nineteen fragmented bamboo chopsticks.
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