Impacted woodstick needles in the antrum: a unique foreign body.
Three cases of impaction and penetration of a unique type of foreign body in the gastric antrum are reported. The foreign body-woodstick needles-used to staple leaves together to produce disposable leaf-plates (khalli-patra) was accidentally swallowed with food and presented as a case of acute abdomen. Awareness of this possibility is essential for a timely diagnosis in regions where the practice of using khalli-patra is in vogue, particularly eastern India.
Singh
Shivaram Prasad
SP
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack. sudhasingh@satyam.net.in
D000328:Adult; D003297:Cooking and Eating Utensils; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014934:Wood