Improvising in Endoscopy: Endoscopic Removal of Sharp Foreign Bodies in the Upper GI Tract, Using a Handmade Protective Device

Konstantinos Miltiadou; Zisimangelos Solomos; Dimitrios Lygkos; Alexandros Chatzidakis; Evripidis Rizos; Ioannis S Papanikolaou; Konstantinos Triantafyllou

doi:10.1155/2020/8881702

Improvising in Endoscopy: Endoscopic Removal of Sharp Foreign Bodies in the Upper GI Tract, Using a Handmade Protective Device

Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2020 Sep 9:2020:8881702. doi: 10.1155/2020/8881702. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Konstantinos Miltiadou¹, Zisimangelos Solomos², Dimitrios Lygkos¹, Alexandros Chatzidakis¹, Evripidis Rizos¹, Ioannis S Papanikolaou¹, Konstantinos Triantafyllou¹

Affiliations

¹ Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2 Department of Internal Medicine-Propaedeutic, Research Institute and Diabetes Center, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens 124 62, Greece.
² Doctors of the World, Greek Delegation, Athens 105 53, Greece.

Abstract

Introduction. Foreign body ingestion is a common problem in large-volume endoscopic departments. Several techniques and devices have been described for the safe endoscopic removal of these objects. However, these devices may not be suitable in every clinical setting or-as in our case-they may not even be available. Case Presentation. We report the case of a 34-year-old patient, presenting with sharp foreign body ingestion. The foreign bodies were safely removed using a handmade protective hood due to lack of a commercial device. In our case, improvisation proved to be of great benefit for the patient as well as for the endoscopist. Discussion. Improvised interventions can be of special interest in the setting of insufficiently funded or equipped endoscopic departments.

Publication types

Case Reports