Removal of duodenal foreign body with endoscopic snare.
The extraction of a thermometer wedged in the duodenum, which utilized fibrendoscopic techniques, is described. A brief review of methods which are available to the endoscopist to retrieve ingested foreign bodies is presented.
D000368:Aged; D004386:Duodenum; D019723:Endoscopes; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013821:Thermometers