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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 16, 2025; 17(6): 106099
Published online Jun 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i6.106099
Published online Jun 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i6.106099
Table 3 Examples of unusual foreign body retrieval
Type of foreign body | Retrieval device |
Wire[27] | Biopsy forcep |
Sewing needle[28] | Flexible forceps |
Multiple razor blades[29] | Raptor grasping device and overtube |
Crack pipe[30] | Snare, forceps and overtube |
Metal dinner fork[31] | Double wire-loop snare technique |
Food bolus[4,19] | Snare, Transparent cap fitting device |
Screws in Cecum[32] | Roth net and snare |
Wristwatch[33] | Esophageal overtube |
Razor blade[34] | Modified overtube |
Prune pit[35] | Snare |
- Citation: Shahid Y. Modern endoscopist’s toolbox: Innovations in foreign body removal. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17(6): 106099
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v17/i6/106099.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v17.i6.106099