Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2009; 15(39): 4984-4985
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4984
Travel of a mis-swallowed long spoon to the jejunum
Yan Song, Hua Guo, Jian-Yong Wu
Yan Song, Kidney Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Hua Guo, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Jian-Yong Wu, Kidney Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Song Y conceptualized and wrote the manuscript; Guo H provided patient’s data and clinical care; All authors contributed to analyzing the patient’s data and revising the article; Wu JY approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Jian-Yong Wu, MD, Kidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China. wujianyong@medmail.com.cn
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Received: July 7, 2009
Revised: August 14, 2009
Accepted: August 21, 2009
Published online: October 21, 2009
Abstract

Foreign-body ingestion is a relatively common presentation at emergency departments, but long metallic spoon swallowing is an infrequent occurrence. Unlike most cases of foreign-body ingestion, there have been no reported cases of long foreign bodies reaching the jejunum. We report a rare case of a coffee spoon that was swallowed accidentally and passed through the pylorus and duodenal loop and reached the jejunum, with no complications.

Keywords: Spoon, Foreign body, Jejunum