Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2008; 14(6): 948-950
Published online Feb 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.948
Toothpick impaction with sigmoid colon pseudodiverticulum formation successfully treated with colonoscopy
Youn Son Chung, Yong Woo Chung, Sun You Moon, Su Mi Yoon, Min-Jeong Kim, Kyoung Oh Kim, Cheol Hee Park, Taeho Hahn, Kyo-Sang Yoo, Sang Hoon Park, Jong Hyeok Kim, Choong Kee Park
Youn Son Chung, Yong Woo Chung, Sun You Moon, Su Mi Yoon, Kyoung Oh Kim, Cheol Hee Park, Taeho Hahn, Kyo-Sang Yoo, Sang Hoon Park, Jong Hyeok Kim, Choong Kee Park, Department of Gastroenterology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea
Min-Jeong Kim, Department of Radiology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea
Correspondence to: Yong Woo Chung, MD, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, 896 Pyungchon-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Gyunggi-do 431-070, Korea. cyw1111@freechal.com
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Received: October 21, 2007
Revised: December 10, 2007
Published online: February 14, 2008
Abstract

Foreign bodies in the colon are encountered with increasing frequency, but only sporadic reports concerning their management have appeared in the literature. While most ingested foreign bodies usually pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventfully, sharp foreign bodies such as toothpicks infrequently cause intestinal perforation and may even result in death. We report our experience with a patient with a sigmoid colon pseudodiverticulum formation, a complication of accidental ingestion of a toothpick that was diagnosed and successfully managed colonoscopically.

Keywords: Toothpick, Colon, Colonoscopy, Pseudo-diverticulum