title: Twig tea impaction in the colon causing abdominal pain.
abstract: We describe a case of lower abdominal pain caused by a twig tea impaction at the rectosigmoid junction after inadvertent ingestion. The foreign body was detected and successfully dislodged from the colonic wall with grasping forceps during colonoscopy. The post-procedural course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged 10 days after the removal. Colonic injury, including perforation due to foreign body ingestion, must be considered in patients presenting with unexplained symptoms and findings, even when they do not recall any foreign body ingestion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Anan Central Hospital of the Medical Association, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Omoya
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Anan Central Hospital of the Medical Association, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiba
authors.affiliation: Hibino Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hibino
authors.affiliation: Tokushima Health Screening Center, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Rika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan. muguruma.clin.med@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muguruma
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takayama
keywords: Abdominal pain; Endoscopic removal; Foreign body