An incidental finding of a gastric foreign body 25 years after ingestion
- Gastroenterology Department, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
- Correspondence to Dr Oliver Richard Waters, olski{at}outgun.com
Description
A 76-year-old female, with a blameless medical history other than well-controlled depression, was referred for urgent investigation due to weight loss and diarrhoea. A flexible sigmoidoscopy demonstrated severe diverticulosis and a subsequent CT abdomen showed a linear foreign body in the stomach but no other abnormality (figure 1). Her symptoms resolved spontaneously. …
