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Login here.Swallowing of coins by children accidentally can also be removed in the same way, if swallow is recent . Pass a small size dolts cathEter allow it to pass beyond coin, inflate the balloon and pull it gradually. We did 4-5 cases in our institution.
Lucky the gemstone was stuck with the hole in suitability positioned. How would one approach if the gemstone had got stuck sideways with no access to the hole?