Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided retrieval of a toothpick embedded in the stomach wall |
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| Authors: | Jinlong Hu MD Siyu Sun MD PhD |
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| Affiliation: | Endoscopy Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China |
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| Abstract: | Patients with the complaint of ingested foreign body commonly present in the emergency department. Radiographic imaging is always done for the purpose of localization. However, radiolucent materials like wood are not easily picked up on CT scan. We report the case of a 33‐year‐old male patient who presented with the complaint of progressive abdominal pain and history of ingestion of a toothpick. It was removed by endoscopic ultrasound‐guided localization‐assisted targeted endoscopic dissection. Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided localization reduced the length and depth of the required incision and helped to minimize the risk of damage to the surrounding tissue. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45 :603–604, 2017 |
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| Keywords: | endoscopic ultrasound gastric foreign body endoscopic dissection |
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