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Christmas Offerings

No laughing matter

Bernard R Beldholm
MJA 2006; 185 (11/12): 606

A 26-year-old woman accidentally swallowed a 15 cm long spoon during a “laughing attack”. The spoon was removed from the stomach with a single lumen gastroscope (with great difficulty).

Author detailsBernard R Beldholm, MB BS, Advanced Trainee in General SurgeryAlice U Lee, MB BS, FRACP, PhD, Gastroenterologist

Canterbury Hospital, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence: beldholmATyahoo.com

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