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Case Reports
. 1979 May;71(5):505-7.

Fiberendoscopic removal of long foreign bodies from the stomach using a colon stiffening tube as a protective sheath

W C Martin, S A Jones, N Nagai, E C Texter Jr
  • PMID: 453146
Case Reports

Fiberendoscopic removal of long foreign bodies from the stomach using a colon stiffening tube as a protective sheath

W C Martin et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 1979 May.

Abstract

A colonoscopic stiffening tube was effectively used as a protective sheath in the esophagus during the endoscopic removal of a long ballpoint pen and a writing pencil from the stomach.

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