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. 2022 Dec;54(S 02):E1007-E1008.
doi: 10.1055/a-1887-6077. Epub 2022 Aug 4.

Safe removal of a synthetic paper for cake decoration that had caused a hemorrhagic rectal ulcer using a detachable snare after hemostatic treatment

Yasuhiko Nakao  1   2 , Fumihiro Mawatari  1 , Tetsuhiko Arima  1 , Sachiko Fukuda  1 , Yoshiko Kita  1 , Aiko Fukahori  1 , Kazuhiko Nakao  2
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Safe removal of a synthetic paper for cake decoration that had caused a hemorrhagic rectal ulcer using a detachable snare after hemostatic treatment

Yasuhiko Nakao et al. Endoscopy. 2022 Dec.
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Fig. 1
Endoscopic views in an elderly woman with melena showing: a a large ulcer with a visible vessel in the rectum; b a 2-cm square of synthetic paper that was found in the rectum after hemostasis had been achieved; c confirmation that hemostasis had been achieved the following day; d a detachable snare being used to change the foreign body into a cylindrical shape so that it can be safely removed from the rectum.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Photograph of the extracted synthetic paper, which had hard and sharp edges.
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    1. Mawatari F, Komatsu N, Oshiro R et al.Successful removal of an accidentally swallowed press-through package sheet using a detachable snare: A case report. DEN Open. 2021;2:e41. - PMC - PubMed