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- Title
A successful endoscopic extraction of accidently ingested toothbrush in an adult: a case report.
- Authors
Al-Mulla, Ahmad Essam; Buhamad, Fatemah; Marafie, Hawraa Fadel; Khalifa, Fatema Al
- Abstract
Toothbrush ingestion is a rare phenomenon. It is usually found in psychiatric, elderly and mentally disabled patients. Foreign bodies usually pass spontaneously and uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract. Nevertheless, larger objects may require early intervention to avoid complications. This report describes the course of treatment for a 25-year-old woman with an accidentally ingested toothbrush.
- Subjects
TOOTHBRUSHES; GASTROINTESTINAL system; ADULTS
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2023, Vol 2023, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjad044