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. 2021 Nov 23;8(11):e00707.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000707. eCollection 2021 Nov.

A Massive Stone Ingestion

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A Massive Stone Ingestion

Amneet K Hans et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Innumerous foreign bodies in the stomach and right colon at initial presentation.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Innumerous foreign bodies seen predominantly in the colon, with only few remaining in the stomach 2 days after presentation.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
A 3-cm retained stone in the gastric antrum.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
A retrieval net was used to grasp the stone and was pulled tightly to the tip of the overtube.

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