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The Old Endoscopy Quiz (and Answer) of the Month
July 2002

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Question:

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The summer of this year is here - at least on our half of the globe. During the summer - in June, July and August - the Quiz will be quite easy for two reasons. First, a quick answers save You time to be out in the sun. Second, You do not have to be an expert in endoscopy to manage in this quiz during the summer. So - if You are a health care professional just thinking of starting a career in endoscopy, please have a try - You might find it interesting!

This very young child came to the emergency ward accompanied by her parents, who were somewhat upset. An upper endoscopy was immediately performed and this is the finding in the gastric fundus. In the upper part of the third image the endoscope is seen entering the stomach. The "disease" was completely cured during that same endoscopy. So, what is this historical finding (it is historical, because we will probably never see this finding in our country again!)?

Answer

A foreign body (corpus alienum) in the stomach. The child had swallowed a coin, an old Finnish "markka". Since January 1st markka is not used as a currency in Finland any more, so the next time we will see a finding like this the coin will probably be an Euro.


Finnish coins (markka and penni) used until December 31st, 2001 (to the left). New Finnish (and European) notes and coins (Euro and cents) to the right

Correct answers and comments were emailed by

    Fred Stam, Haarlem, Holland
    Klaudia J. Niepsuj, Bytom, Poland
    Peeter Kõiva, Tartu, Estonia
    dongjun fan, China

Beirut, Lebanon
    Elie Choueiry, Beirut, Lebanon
    Christian Nielsen, Vasa, Finland
    Serkan SARIKAYA, Edirne, TURKEY
    LUISGUILLERMOGUERRERO, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
    Ahmet Rahmi Hatipoglu, Edrine, Turkey
    kubilay cinar, Ankara, Turkey
    German Lloret Salom, Alzira, Spain
    Zahreddine Radwan, Beirut, Lebanon
    Massimo Picasso, Sanremo, Italy
    Jyri Mäkinen, Lahti, Finland
    Heli Pyrhönen, Mikkeli, Finland
    Ahmet, Tezel, Edirne, Turkey
    fazal khawaja, al-madinah al-munawarrah, Saudi Arabia
    Reuben Jackson, Toronto, Canada
    fahri akyüz, Turkey
    Maria Cornelius, Helsingborg, Sweden
    INkoo Kang, Seoul, South Korea


    Turkey
    Murat, Toruner, Ankara, Turkey
    Fritz Francois, Brooklyn, USA
    ÇETİN KARACA, İSTANBUL, TURKEY
    Virendra Parikh,MD, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Oili Tolonen, Helsinki, Finland
    Abdón Guerra, San Antonio, CHILE
    Ilker Abci, Edirne, Turkey
    Radu, Bucharest, Romania
    Antonio Sia, Patrocinio - MG, Brazil
    Curt Tysk, Orebro, Sweden
    Charles Nichols, Tyler, USA, Texas

    Comments:

    One Finnish mark, i.e. a coin representing Finland's former currency!! :-)

    Finnish mark! oh boy, do we miss it...

    The child swallowed an rare coin

    Cuerpo extrano en estomago moneda a tableta de medicacion

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