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Suggest Treatment To Remove A Stapler Pin In The Abdomen

I accidentally swallowed a stapler pin on friday evening, saturday I got it confirmed through the x-ray, it showed the pin is vertical position on the upper part of the abdomen, again on sunday the x-ray was repeated the pin is in the same position as saturday s x-ray showed & I am not having any pain, Kindly advise how can this pin be removed from my body? Latha Bangalore
Mon, 7 Mar 2016
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history of swallowing a stapler pin on Friday evening, got confirmed by X-ray on Saturday that it is in vertical position in upper abdomen, the pin is in the same position on Sunday X-ray, not having any pain.
Such a pin in the upper abdomen which is now looking as stuck in the stomach can be easily removed by upper GI endoscopy if the pin is stuck in the stomach.
Go for upper GI endoscopy as the pin is sharp and can perforate through or get embedded in the intestines.
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Suggest Treatment To Remove A Stapler Pin In The Abdomen

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history of swallowing a stapler pin on Friday evening, got confirmed by X-ray on Saturday that it is in vertical position in upper abdomen, the pin is in the same position on Sunday X-ray, not having any pain. Such a pin in the upper abdomen which is now looking as stuck in the stomach can be easily removed by upper GI endoscopy if the pin is stuck in the stomach. Go for upper GI endoscopy as the pin is sharp and can perforate through or get embedded in the intestines.