[Swallowed toothbrush: an indication for immediate endoscopy].
Foreign body ingestion is a common problem encountered in the emergency room. A swallowed toothbrush poses a special problem as it never passes through the GI tract spontaneously. Early endoscopy and removal is recommended. We report a 16-year-old girl who accidentally swallowed a toothbrush which was extracted via endoscopy without complications.
Kluger
Y
Y
Wolff
Y
Y
Katz
E
E
Vangrover
D
D
D000293:Adolescent; D004064:Digestive System; D004630:Emergencies; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation*