A Needle Penetrating the Stomach Cavity after Acupuncture.

Author: Sin Won LEE ¹ ; Ji Yong AHN ; Won Jung CHOI ; Eun Jin KIM ; Seung Hyeon BAE ; Yun Sik CHOI ; Hwoon Yong JUNG ; Jin Ho KIM
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1. Asan Digestive Disease Research Institute, Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ji110@hanmail.net
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Foreign body; Endoscopic removal; Stomach; Acupuncture complication; Needles
MeSH: Abdominal Pain; Acupuncture*; Animals; Cardiac Tamponade; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Female; Foreign Bodies; Hematoma; Hemorrhage; Humans; Middle Aged; Needles*; Pneumothorax; Rats; Stomach*; Surgical Instruments; Tooth
From:Clinical Endoscopy 2014;47(3):258-261
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Although acupuncture is known as a safe procedure that is widely used in many countries, complications including infection, hemorrhage, hematoma, pneumothorax, nerve damage, and cardiac tamponade have been reported. A needle penetrating the stomach after acupuncture, however, is very rare. Here, we report the case of 47-year-old woman who experienced abdominal pain 2 days after receiving acupuncture. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy identified an approximately 2.5-cm long needle in the posterior wall of the antrum. The needle was removed endoscopically using rat tooth forceps with no complications.