Successful colonoscopic removal of a foreign body that caused sigmoid colon perforation: a case report.

Large bowel perforation is an acute abdominal emergency requiring rapid diagnosis for proper treatment. The high mortality rate associated with large bowel perforation underlines the importance of an accurate and timely diagnosis. Computed tomography is useful for diagnosis of ingested foreign bodies, and endoscopic repair using clips can be an effective treatment of colon perforations. We herein describe a 78-year-old man with sigmoid colon perforation caused by accidental swallowing of a jujube pit. The jujube pit had become stuck in the wall of the sigmoid colon and was successfully removed by colonoscopy, avoiding an aggressive surgery. As a result of developments in endoscopic techniques, endoscopic closure has become a feasible option for the management of intestinal perforation.

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Zhenhua Ma, Wujie Chen, Ye Yang, Zhenjie Xu, Haitao Jiang, Yang Zhang, Dongdong Lu. Successful colonoscopic removal of a foreign body that caused sigmoid colon perforation: a case report. The Journal of international medical research. 2021 Feb;49(2):300060520982828

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