title: Endoscopic removal of a foreign body perforating the duodenum.
abstract: Perforation of the intestine by an ingested foreign body usually results in peritonitis or abscess formation and the treatment is surgical. In one case the duodenum was perforated by a toothpick, and hemorrhage from the upper gastrointestinal tract occurred 3 months later. Diagnosis and management were accomplished by operative endoscopy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004386:Duodenum; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy