Abstract
With remarkable progress in upper GI endoscopy, endoscopic examination has been applied to patients under 15 years of age. In this paper, we present two successful cases of endoscopic extraction of misdrunk needle in children. One is a 1-years-old boy, and the other is a 2-yeprs-old girl. Under GOF anesthesia, endoscopy was applied by using a small size panendoscope (GIF-P2, Olympus), and the needle was found sticking into the gastric or duodenal mucosa. Using a snare catheter inserted through the f iberscope, the needle was successfully extracted under direct vision with no hazards. In addition, the usef ullness of upper GI endoscopy to pediatric patients is discussed in this paper.
