Abstract
A technique for endoscopic removal of a chicken bone impacted in the sigmoid colon is described. Using biopsy forceps, a silk tie was looped around the impacted bone and then gently pulled caudally as it exited the anus. This disimpacted the bone. There were no complications.
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Church, J. How to remove an impacted chicken bone from the sigmoid colon endoscopically. Dis Colon Rectum 43, 1018–1019 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237371
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237371