A Needle Penetrating the Stomach Cavity after Acupuncture

Although acupuncture is known as a safe procedure that is widely used in many countries, complications including infection, hemorrhage, hematoma, pneumothorax, nerve damage, and cardiac tamponade have been reported. A needle penetrating the stomach after acupuncture, however, is very rare. Here, we...

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Autores principales: Lee, Sin Won, Ahn, Ji Yong, Choi, Won Jung, Kim, Eun Jin, Bae, Seung-Hyeon, Choi, Yun Sik, Jung, Hwoon-Yong, Kim, Jin-Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4058545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24944991
http://dx.doi.org/10.5946/ce.2014.47.3.258
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Sumario:Although acupuncture is known as a safe procedure that is widely used in many countries, complications including infection, hemorrhage, hematoma, pneumothorax, nerve damage, and cardiac tamponade have been reported. A needle penetrating the stomach after acupuncture, however, is very rare. Here, we report the case of 47-year-old woman who experienced abdominal pain 2 days after receiving acupuncture. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy identified an approximately 2.5-cm long needle in the posterior wall of the antrum. The needle was removed endoscopically using rat tooth forceps with no complications.

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