title: Toothpick impaction with sigmoid colon pseudodiverticulum formation successfully treated with colonoscopy.
abstract: Foreign bodies in the colon are encountered with increasing frequency, but only sporadic reports concerning their management have appeared in the literature. While most ingested foreign bodies usually pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventfully, sharp foreign bodies such as toothpicks infrequently cause intestinal perforation and may even result in death. We report our experience with a patient with a sigmoid colon pseudodiverticulum formation, a complication of accidental ingestion of a toothpick that was diagnosed and successfully managed colonoscopically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Youn Son
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Yong Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Sun You
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Su Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Min-Jeong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyoung Oh
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Cheol Hee
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Taeho
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Kyo-Sang
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Sang Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jong Hyeok
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Choong Kee
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged