Endoscopic Removal of Tangled Plastic Wires in the Stomach Using an Argon Plasma Coagulation and Endoscopic Scissors
The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
;
: 124-126, 2015.
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em Inglês
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| ID: wpr-107936
ABSTRACT
Plastic wires are uncommonly swallowed and subsequently may be tangled in the stomach. Although endoscopy with accessories is effective for removal of most wires, sometimes it is hard to remove tangled plastic wires. Early diagnosis and immediate retrieval of ingested wires are important. Mentally impaired adults have a relatively high rate of surgical intervention and complications due to delayed diagnosis. A twenty-one year old woman visited our hospital with foreign bodies in the stomach. She was mentally retarded and had swallowed plastic wires frequently. Esophagogastro-duodenoscopy revealed tangled plastic wires. We cut three wires with argon plasma coagulation and endoscopic scissors to unwind the bundle of wires. We removed the remaining 17 wires one by one. The total length of the wires were 496 cm. We report this unusual case of tangled plastic wires in the stomach removed endoscopically without surgical intervention.
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Assunto principal:
Plásticos
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Estômago
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Pessoas com Deficiência Mental
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Diagnóstico Precoce
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Endoscopia
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Diagnóstico Tardio
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Coagulação com Plasma de Argônio
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Corpos Estranhos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
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