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Gastroenterology Medicine & Research

Three Cases of Intentional Ingestion’s of Intact Cellular Phones Retrieved from the Gastrointestinal Tract

  • Open or CloseEvan Avraham Alpert1, David Gavriel2 and Benjamin Koslowsky3*

    1Department of Emergency, Shaare-Zedek Medical Center, Israel

    2Department of Surgical, Shaare-Zedek Medical Center, Israel

    3Digestive Diseases Institute, Shaare-Zedek Medical Center, Israel

    *Corresponding author: Benjamin Koslowsky, Digestive Diseases Institute Shaare Zedek Medical Center 12 Bayit St. Jerusalem 91031, Israel

Submission: February 24, 2020; Published: December 16, 2021

DOI: 10.31031/GMR.2021.06.000640

ISSN 2637-7632
Volume6 Issue3

Abstract

Gastroenterologists frequently encounter foreign body ingestions. Most accidental ingestions in adults are secondary to impactions of food boluses, primarily meat. Intentional ingestions in adults are usually by patients with psychiatric problems or drug abuse [1]. Foreign bodies can enter the rectum either secondary to ingestion or by direct anal insertion. A few case reports of telephone ingestions have been reported by patients with psychiatric disorders [2,3]. We present three cases of prisoners who intentionally swallowed or inserted small cellular telephones. The cell phones were either endoscopically or manually removed. All patients provided consent prior to the phone removal procedure.

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