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A Timely Intervention: Endoscopic Retrieval of a Swallowed Magnetized Activity Watch

The accidental ingestion of a foreign object often presents a difficult scenario for the clinician. This includes not only the decision to retrieve the material but also the appropriate technique to use. We present the case of a young asymptomatic girl who swallowed a magnetic activity watch, which...

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Autores principales: Radowsky, Jason S., Lee, Joseph S., Schlussel, Andrew T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4745866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26904319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2190726
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Sumario:The accidental ingestion of a foreign object often presents a difficult scenario for the clinician. This includes not only the decision to retrieve the material but also the appropriate technique to use. We present the case of a young asymptomatic girl who swallowed a magnetic activity watch, which was then successfully retrieved with an endoscopic snare. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of salvaging an operational watch from the stomach using an endoscopic technique.