How to remove an impacted chicken bone from the sigmoid colon endoscopically.
A technique for endoscopic removal of a chicken bone impacted in the sigmoid colon is described. Using biopsy forceps, a silk tie was looped around the impacted bone and then gently pulled caudally as it exited the anus. This disimpacted the bone. There were no complications.
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*