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March 30, 2024CureusOpen Access

Endoscopic Removal and Conservative Treatment of a Small Bowel Perforation Caused by a Toothpick: A Case Report

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AWAsuka WatanabeDNDai NakamatsuTNTsutomu Nishida

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Overview

Case report demonstrates successful endoscopic removal of an ingested toothpick causing small bowel perforation in a 49-year-old female, highlighting nonsurgical conservative treatment options.

Key Points

  • Small bowel perforation from an ingested toothpick was successfully managed using conservative treatment following urgent endoscopic retrieval.
  • Affecting a 49-year-old female presenting with signs of colonic diverticulitis, the foreign body ingestion was confirmed before open surgery.
  • Differential diagnosis of severe abdominal distress should consider foreign objects, supporting nonoperative endoscopy to ensure recovery.

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Watanabe et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e71aaab6db643587693d81https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.57254
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