Abstract
A 14-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital with upper abdominal pain after accidental ingestion of a fragment from a broken glass cup. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy confirmed the presence of a piece of glass within a large volume of food remaining in the stomach. We used several devices─including a commercially available cap mounted on the endoscope tip─but could not remove the glass fragment due to difficulty gripping the glass within these devices. Using a skirt-type endoscope hood, the fragment was finally removed safely. The skirt─type hood─which was large enough to wrap the entire fragment─helped to grip the smooth glass, thereby reducing the risk of mucosal damage. We believe that this device can be used effectively in cases where removal of a foreign object is difficult using an ordinary endoscope cap due to the size or shape of the object.
