Laparoscopic removal of intragastric foreign bodies.
Ingestion of foreign bodies is a common happening for prison inmates. When such bodies do not pass, endoscopic or surgical retrieval is necessary. The authors report the case of a young patient in whom endoscopy failed to retrieve several intragastric foreign bodies. He was treated successfully by laparoscopic gastrotomy. The authors think that this approach is a valid alternative to laparotomy.
Mazza
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Department of Digestive Surgery, Font-Pré Hospital, Toulon, France.
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Carret
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D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery