2025 Volume 106 Issue 1 Pages 80-82
A woman in her 70s was hospitalized because of vomiting and an inability to consume food. Dehydration and atrial fibrillation associated with tachycardia were observed. Computed tomography revealed food obstruction in the duodenum. The patient's general condition improved after admission, and on the second hospital day, the food bolus in the duodenum was removed endoscopically. The removed food was subsequently introduced into the stomach. A liquid diet was started on the fourth hospital day, but food obstruction in the duodenum recurred on the same day. On the fifth hospital day, the food bolus was again endoscopically removed from the duodenum. The removed food particles were introduced into the stomach and then removed from the body, excluding extremely small particles. After the second endoscopic treatment, the patient was fed and discharged on the 20th hospital day, and no recurrence has been observed subsequently.
