위장관 이물 118 예에 대한 고찰

• Published in: The Korean journal of gastroenterology Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 464 - 472
• Main Authors: 박순민, Soon Min Park, 정명선, Myung Sun Chung, 최주연, Ju Yun Choi, 윤종구, Jong Goo Yoon, 김성수, Sung Soo Kim, 채현석, Hiun Suk Chae, 최명규, Myung Kyu Choi, 김재광, Jae Kwang Kim, 한남익, Nam Ik Han, 최규용, Kyu Yong Choi, 한석원, Sok Won Han, 선희식, Hee Sik Sun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한소화기학회 01.01.1999
• Subjects: Foreign body; Gastrointestinal tract; Removal
• ISSN: 1598-9992

Background/Aims: Most of foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract are passed spontaneously, bu 10-20% of those needs treatment. We evaluated the role of endoscopy for removal of foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract. Methods: We investigated retrospectively 118 cases with foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract. They had been treated at Holy Family Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, from January, 1990 through December, 1996. Results: The age ranged from 3 month to 78 years. Patients under 15 years were 76 cases and male was more prevalent than female (M:F= 1.68:1). Half (59 cases) of the patients had no symptom. Two most common foreign bodies were coins (45 cases) and sharp materials (18 cases) in children, while gastric bezoars (15 cases) and bones (10 cases) in adults. The most common location was esophagus (61 cases). In eighty-eight cases (74.6%), foreign bodies were removed by rigid or flexible endoscopy or anoscopy. Conclusions: Rigid and flexible endoscopy are useful tools for removal of foreign bodies in the gastrointestina tract. (Kor J Gastroenterol 1999;33:464 - 472)