Removal of accidentally ingested large foreign object via the anus after watchful waiting

Authors

  • Fumio Nakahara
  • Masashi Matsushima
  • Naoki Ogiwara
  • Hajime Mizukami
  • Masaya Sano
  • Shihou Yoshihara
  • Erika Teramura
  • Makiko Monma
  • Mia Fujisawa
  • Jun Koike
  • Hidekazu Suzuki
  • Takayoshi Suzuki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2019.v05.i05.027

Keywords:

Accidental swallowing, Endoscopy, Periodic imaging, Watchful waiting.

Abstract

One of the commonest complaints, for which a patient arrives in hospitals, is the presence of foreign body. It could be due to accidental ingestion or any other cause which leads to presences of a foreign body in the gastrointestinal tract. It is believed that foreign objects larger than 5–6 cm in size are unlikely to pass through the duodenum. Here, we describe a case wherein the patient accidentally swallowed a 7-cm-sized mouthguard that could not be removed by emergency upper gastrointestinal endoscopy but was subsequently removed via the anus after a period of watchful waiting.

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Published

2019-09-27

How to Cite

Removal of accidentally ingested large foreign object via the anus after watchful waiting. (2019). Indian Journal of Case Reports, 5(5), 483-485. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2019.v05.i05.027

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