Unexpected Finding in Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case Report

Abstract

Gastrointestinal bleeding and foreign body ingestion are the big part of the emergency gastroscopic procedure.  Foreign bodies such as sharp and pointed ones associated with complications. The most feared complications are perforation, obstruction and bleeding. Toothpicks are very rare among accidentally ingested foreign bodies, but they can cause serious complications and mortalities. In this case, we present a 50 year-old male patient who presented with abdominal pain and melena. During endoscopy a toothpick detected in stomach antrum that penetrated to the gastric mucosa. The toothpick was successfully removed by endoscope without any complication. Mucosal biopsy pathology result was reported as chronic active gastritis.