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Swallowed A Stapler Pin

2022-12-18 13:17:27
Hello Sir/Madam,I have swallowed a stapler pin,what to do now also I have an exam tommorow,so I am stuck in a dilemma,should I go to hospital or wait for the exam to get over tommorow and go to hospital at that time.
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Nothing to be done unless symptoms

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If you have swallowed a stapler pin (that means it has gone into your stomach and not stuck in your food pipe) then you should forget it. It will be impossible to locate a stapler pin even by a CT scan or by Ultrasound. So there is no question of it being removed by a Surgeon.

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Connect please

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Can help you, kindly provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management

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Do an X-ray erect abdomen
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Most probably u must have passed in the stool Since it’s very tiny

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