title: Endoscopic retrieval of 28 foreign bodies in a 100-year-old female after attempted suicide.
abstract: Foreign body ingestion is a common emergency situation in children with one or a few objects having been ingested. Here we report our experience using endoscopic retrieval in a female centenarian with dyspnea and foreign bodies in the esophagus. She attempted suicide by swallowing 26 coins and two other foreign bodies. A gastroscope was used to remove all foreign bodies in the lower esophagus. In total, 26 coins, one ferrous ring and one cylindrical plastic object were retrieved. To our knowledge, this is the first clinical report on retrieval of so many foreign bodies in a single case.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Digestive Endoscopy and Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Quan-Peng
authors.initials: QP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xian-Xiu
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Guo-Zhong
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Zhi-Ning
authors.initials: ZN
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Fa-Ming
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miao
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019468:Disease Management; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Coin; Endoscopy; Esophagus; Foreign body; Gastroscope; Retrieval basket