Endoscopic retrieval of an 18-cm long chopstick embedded for ten months post-automutilation in the esophagus of a patient with psychosis

Figure 1 A long chopstick embedded in the esophageal wall. A and B: The roentgenograms showing the foreign body in the esophagus (arrow); C: Endoscopy showing the foreign body in the esophagus.

Figure 2 Endoscopic retrieval of the chopstick. A: A snare was tentatively used to remove the chopstick (arrow); B: Hot hemostatic forceps cutting the distal end of the chopstick in the lower esophagus (arrow); C: The freed distal end of the chopstick; D: The 18 cm chopstick measured by a ruler after removal from the esophagus.