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case_images: Abdominal CT did not show any lesion responsible for the pain.
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case_images: F1
case_images: Abdominal computed tomography (CT) did not show any lesion responsible for the pain (Fig. 1).
case_images: a EGD identified a pale, pink-colored, U-shaped foreign body stuck in the duodenum. b We grabbed the center of the foreign body by electrocautery snare and gently pulled out. EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
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case_images: F2
case_images: However, esophagogastroduodenoscopy identified a pale, and pink-colored, foreign body stuck in the descending part of the duodenum (Fig. 2a). We first grabbed the center of the foreign body by an electrocautery snare (SD-6L-1, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) and then gently pulled the snare forward in an antegrade fashion (Fig. 2b).
case_images: After removal, we added duodenography, which did not show any sign of leakage to the abdominal cavity or to the retroperitoneum.
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case_images: F3
case_images: After the removal, we performed duodenography with the use of iodined contrast material, which did not show any sign of leakage to the abdominal cavity or to the retroperitoneum (Fig. 3).
case_images: Foreign body was a 70 mm-sized, pale, and pink hard resin that was bent like a hairpin.
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case_images: F4
case_images: The removed foreign body was a 70 mm-sized, pale, and pink hard resin, which was bent like a hairpin (Fig. 4).