Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy for Retrieval of Small Intestinal Foreign Bodies: A KASID Multicenter Study

Figure 2

Retrieval failure of a self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) using rat tooth forceps. The SEMS was impacted in the ileum on an abdominal X-ray image (yellow arrowheads) (a). Fluoroscopy-guided double-balloon endoscopy showing that the SEMS was impacted at about 15 cm proximal to the ileocecal valve (b). The SEMS could not be retrieved using rat tooth forceps because of the severe intestinal edema surrounding it (c, d).

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