Open AccessEndoscopic retrieval of 28 foreign bodies in a 100-year-old female after attempted suicide
Author(s) -
Quanpeng Li,
Xianxiu Ge,
Guozhong Ji,
Zhining Fan,
Faming Zhang,
Yun Wang,
Lin Ma
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i25.4091
Subject(s) - foreign body , foreign bodies , esophagus , swallowing , medicine , dysphagia , ingestion , surgery , general surgery
Foreign body ingestion is a common emergency situation in children with one or a few objects having been ingested. Here we report our experience using endoscopic retrieval in a female centenarian with dyspnea and foreign bodies in the esophagus. She attempted suicide by swallowing 26 coins and two other foreign bodies. A gastroscope was used to remove all foreign bodies in the lower esophagus. In total, 26 coins, one ferrous ring and one cylindrical plastic object were retrieved. To our knowledge, this is the first clinical report on retrieval of so many foreign bodies in a single case.