Successful Removal of a Screw Nail in the Jejunum Using Double-Balloon Enteroscopy
Clinical Endoscopy
; : 444-446, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
The vast majority of foreign bodies (FBs) that enter the stomach pass through the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously. When the FB enters the small bowel-beyond the reach of conventional endoscopy-daily radiographs are needed to ensure its safe passage. However, endoscopic intervention is an appropriate management strategy for a sharp-pointed FB, because sharp FBs have a higher risk of intestinal perforation. We describe here a case in which a 1.5-cm, sharp-pointed screw nail in the proximal jejunum was removed successfully by double-balloon enteroscopy from a 19-year-old-male with autism. This case adds to the growing body of evidence demonstrating the value of therapeutic double-balloon enteroscopy in the field of FB ingestion
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Main subject:
Autistic Disorder
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Stomach
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Gastrointestinal Tract
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Eating
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Double-Balloon Enteroscopy
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Foreign Bodies
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Intestinal Perforation
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Jejunum
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinical Endoscopy
Year:
2015
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Article