Removal of ingested coins utilizing fibre-endoscopy and special forceps

1 September 1974

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery

Vol. 61 (9), 750-752
https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800610920

Abstract

In 2 patients coins were removed from the stomach utilizing art Olympus fibre-endoscope and specially designed foreign-body-retrieval forceps. In both cases the procedure was welt tolerated, gastrotomy avoided and the patients were quickly discharged from hospital.

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