Endoscopic removal of a spoon from the stomach with a double-snare and balloon

A novel dual snare technique for removing long sharp foreign bodies

“…This impedes its extraction, increasing the risk of damage to the esophageal mucosa. To remove long objects a double‐channel endoscope is preferred because the use of two snares provides more control over the orientation of the object . However, dual‐channel endoscopes are not widely available.…”

“…To remove long objects a double-channel endoscope is preferred because the use of two snares provides more control over the orientation of the object. 8 However, dual-channel endoscopes are not widely available. Accordingly, techniques have been described to circumvent this problem, including the use of two single-channel endoscopes (each containing a snare).…”

Travel of a mis-swallowed long spoon to the jejunum

“…However, 10%-20% require nonoperative intervention, and ≤ 1% require surgery [3,5,6] . Foreign bodies may cause serious complications such as impaction, obstruction, or perforation of the digestive or respiratory tracts.…”

“…However, long spoon swallowing is a rare event. Most swallowed spoons have been found in the stomach [1][2][3][4] . Previously, there has been no reported case of a long spoon reaching the jejunum.…”

Application of Imaging Guidelines in Patients With Foreign Body Ingestion or Inhalation: Literature Review

“…It has been reported that 80%-90% of FBs that reach gastrointestinal (GI) tract will pass through it without difficulty, 10%-20% require nonoperative intervention, and less than 1% need surgery. [5][6][7] Complications such as perforation, bowel obstruction, fistula, bleeding, abscess formation, and peritonitis may occur, depending on the type and size of the object. Even if they are uncommon, the associated morbidity may be severe and lifethreatening.…”