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How to remove an impacted chicken bone from the sigmoid colon endoscopically
1Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|July 26, 2000
Summary
A novel endoscopic technique successfully removed an impacted chicken bone from the sigmoid colon. This method used biopsy forceps and a silk tie for safe, complication-free disimpaction and removal.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Endoscopic Surgery
Background:
- Foreign body impaction in the colon is a rare but serious clinical event.
- Sigmoid colon impaction presents unique challenges due to its anatomy.