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Endoscopic Removal of an Ingested Mercury Glass Thermometer: A Case Report


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1 Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, IGMC- Shimla, India
2 Professor, Department of Gastroenterology IGMC- Shimla, India
3 Senior Resident, Department of Gastroenterology IGMC- Shimla, India
     

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Foreign body ingestion is a potentially lethal condition and the wide variety of ingested foreign bodies poses a challenge in the management of these patients. Endoscopic removal is the first-line treatment for ingested foreign bodies that need to be removed either due to their harmful potential or because they will most likely fail to pass per anus. We report the retrieval of an ingested thermometer from the stomach of a young schizophrenic male by endoscopic means.

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Foreign body, thermometer, endoscopy, esophagus
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Authors

Vishal Bodh
Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, IGMC- Shimla, India
Rajesh Sharma
Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, IGMC- Shimla, India
Brij Sharma
Professor, Department of Gastroenterology IGMC- Shimla, India
Rajesh Kumar
Senior Resident, Department of Gastroenterology IGMC- Shimla, India

Abstract


Foreign body ingestion is a potentially lethal condition and the wide variety of ingested foreign bodies poses a challenge in the management of these patients. Endoscopic removal is the first-line treatment for ingested foreign bodies that need to be removed either due to their harmful potential or because they will most likely fail to pass per anus. We report the retrieval of an ingested thermometer from the stomach of a young schizophrenic male by endoscopic means.

Keywords


Foreign body, thermometer, endoscopy, esophagus

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