Abstract

Ingestion of foreign bodies occurs either unconsciously in normal people or intentionally in patient with mental health problem. While these episodes are usually self-limited in time, we here report the case of a 24-year-old female suffering from moderate intellectual disability, as well as borderline personality disorder who repeatedly ingested foreign bodies of very dissimilar nature. Because the number of intentionally ingested foreign bodies was so numerous over time and created a huge burden on the medical staff, the multidisciplinary team in charge of the patient decided to end endoscopic removal after a large panel discussion including Ethicians and Forensic doctors.

Keywords:Deliberate foreign body ingestion; Endoscopic foreign body removal; Coercion in psychiatric care