Endoscopic extirpation of a fork after three days; Case report and review of the literature

Abstract

An accidental ingestion of a foreign body is a common cause of presentation to the emergency department. While the majority of the ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract without causing any sequels, long, rigid, and sharp objects can cause complications such as perforations or obstructions. Serious health problems such as substance dependence, schizophrenia, or anorexia should be questioned in these rarely observed cases. Such objects need to be removed surgically or endoscopically as soon as possible. Our paper presents the removal of an impacted table fork from the stomach by endoscopy under sedoanalgesia three days after the incident.