Foreign Body Removal in Jalandhar — Endoscopic, Not Surgical
Swallowed objects are retrieved through the mouth with an endoscope. No incision. Available 24/7 at Innocent Hearts Hospital, because some of these cannot wait until morning.
What Cannot Wait Until Morning
Some swallowed objects pass harmlessly. Others burn through tissue within hours. The difference matters enormously.
Button batteries — within 2 hours
Disc batteries lodged in the oesophagus cause severe chemical burns and can perforate. This is the single most time-critical item on this page. Go to the hospital now.
Sharp objects
Needles, pins, open safety pins, fish and chicken bones can perforate the wall. They are removed endoscopically rather than left to pass.
Magnets, especially more than one
Two magnets in different bowel loops attract through the wall and cause pressure necrosis and perforation.
Food bolus impaction
A lump of food stuck in the oesophagus, often over an undiagnosed stricture. Complete obstruction, unable to swallow saliva, needs urgent removal.
Coins and small objects in children
Common, and usually straightforward — but a coin in the oesophagus still needs removing rather than watching.
Dentures and dental objects
Irregular and often sharp-edged, which makes them poor candidates for passing on their own.
What Happens When You Arrive
In a true emergency this is compressed into under an hour from arrival to retrieval.
Assessment
- X-ray to locate the object and identify what it is
- Nothing by mouth from the moment of swallowing
- Battery or sharp object goes straight to the front of the list
- IV access placed and vitals monitored
Retrieval
- IV sedation given, or general anaesthesia in small children
- Endoscope passed to locate the object directly
- Forceps, net, snare or hood chosen for the object
- Object withdrawn through the mouth under direct vision
Injury check and discharge
- The site is examined for burns, tears or perforation
- Same-day discharge, or one night if there is mucosal injury
- Soft diet for 24 to 48 hours
- Any underlying stricture found is investigated afterwards
Where Retrieval Happens
The same endoscopy suite, available around the clock.
Retrieval toolsForceps, nets, snares, hoods
Emergency endoscopy24/7 at Innocent Hearts
The suiteMonitored, with ICU backup
Objects Dr. Ankit Removes Endoscopically
Almost anything swallowed and still in the upper GI tract can be taken out through the mouth.
Coins and small objects
The commonest paediatric presentation. Removed with a net or forceps under sedation.
Button batteries
The most urgent. Removed within hours to prevent chemical burn and perforation.
Fish and chicken bones
Frequently lodged in the oesophagus. Sharp, so removed under direct vision with a protective hood.
Dentures and dental objects
Irregular and awkward. Retrieved endoscopically, avoiding an operation.
Food bolus impaction
Pushed through or removed piecemeal, and any underlying stricture identified for later dilation.
Needles, pins and magnets
All perforation risks. Removed rather than watched, especially where there is more than one magnet.
A swallowed button battery is a two-hour emergency, not a wait-and-see
Disc batteries lodged in the oesophagus begin causing chemical burns within a couple of hours and can perforate. If a child or adult has swallowed a battery or a sharp object, go immediately to Innocent Hearts Hospital, Nakodar Road and call +91 73470 58754 on the way. Do not induce vomiting, do not give food or water, and do not wait to see whether it passes.
Retrieval Is Done at Innocent Hearts Hospital
Emergency endoscopy is available 24/7, with the Gastro ICU on the same floor.
Innocent Hearts Hospital
Emergency endoscopic retrieval, 24/7- Procedure timings
- Mon–Sat10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Gastro ICU24 / 7
This is an emergency page — Hepatolean has no place in it
For completeness, since it is mentioned across the site: Hepatolean Advance Liver Pro+ is a sugar-free liver-care protein Dr. Ankit formulated for fatty liver patients. It has nothing whatsoever to do with a swallowed object, and if you are on this page in an emergency the only useful sentence here is the phone number, +91 73470 58754. Read about the liver product another day.
Foreign Body Removal — Frequently Asked Questions
My child swallowed a coin. Do we need to come in?
What about a button battery?
Will surgery be needed?
Is the procedure painful?
Should I try to make them vomit?
What if the object has already passed into the intestine?
Swallowed Something? Call Now
For a button battery, a sharp object, or an inability to swallow saliva, go directly to Innocent Hearts Hospital, Nakodar Road, and call +91 73470 58754 while on the way.