Successful Removal of a Screw Nail in the Jejunum Using Double-Balloon Enteroscopy.
- Author:
Dong Ju KIM
1
;
Myoung Ki SIM
;
Sang Wook LEE
;
Tae Hee LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Double-balloon enteroscopy; Endoscopic removal of sharp objects; Foreign bodies; Jejunum; Screw nail
- MeSH: Autistic Disorder; Double-Balloon Enteroscopy*; Eating; Foreign Bodies; Gastrointestinal Tract; Intestinal Perforation; Jejunum*; Stomach
- From:Clinical Endoscopy 2015;48(5):444-446
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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
