Colonoscopic removal of a large safety pin opened inside the gut and hooked to the ileocolic valve: a unique case

Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 Apr;83(4):847; discussion 848. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.10.004. Epub 2015 Oct 22.

Authors

Gaetano La Greca¹, Antonio Pesce¹, Michele Di Blasi¹, Stefano Puleo¹, Domenico Russello¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia," University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

PMID: 26472495
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.10.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Colonoscopy*
Female
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies / surgery*
Humans
Ileocecal Valve*
Radiography, Abdominal