Endoscopic management of foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract: A review

Figure 1 The photographs (A) show a piece of meat lodged at a narrowed gastroesophageal ring; the meat was removed with the snare (B and C). The photo (D) shows the ring after extraction with esophagitis; the narrowing was successfully dilated.

Figure 2 A 54-year-old woman with history of psychiatric illness swallowed four AA batteries and two button batteries (A). All these batteries in the stomach were removed using a snare net (B) one by one (C and D). Note the multiple erosions and shallow ulcers caused by button batteries (A, B and C).

Figure 3 The top photos (A and B) show a swallowed safety-pin in the stomach, removed with the gallstone retrieval basket. The lower photos (C and D) show a swallowed cat fish bone stuck in the proximal esophagus. The sharper edge was dislodged from the esophageal wall with a snare (C), and removed (D).

Figure 4 The top photo (A and B) shows a toothbrush being removed from the stomach with a snare. The lower photos (C and D) show several large metal spoons in the gastric antrum extending into the duodenal bulb; these could not be removed endoscopically. Successful laparoscopic surgery was performed.