title: Dental floss ingestion requiring endoscopic retrieval.
abstract: We report an unusual case of a toddler who ingested dental floss and who subsequently was intubated in a community ED prior to transfer to our pediatric tertiary care center for endoscopic removal of the foreign body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. ncrain@cnmc.org
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Crain
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D004386:Duodenum / Q000293:injuries; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans