Open AccessRemoval of unusual foreign body from rectosigmoid colon with colonoscope and forcep
Author(s) -
Shilpa Pal,
Vivek Ahuja,
Rajeev Jaiswal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2395-7565
DOI - 10.31254/jmr.2021.7408
Subject(s) - foreign body , forceps , medicine , accidental , sigmoid colon , surgery , ingestion , diverticular disease , rectum , physics , acoustics
Accidental foreign body ingestion is common among children and in many adults with or without systemic disease (altered mental status due to any cause), most of which is expelled spontaneously, some are removed endoscopically, laproscopically and surgically in complicated cases. Herein we are discussing a case of denture (of size about 5 x 5 cm) removal from sigmoid colon which was accidentaly swallowed with food in a normal conscious and alert person, with the help of colonoscope, proctoscope and forceps, without any complications except for mild bleeding which was managed conservatively