title: [Endoscopic removal of a toothbrush from the esophagus using a polypectomy device].
abstract: A rare case is reported with a large foreign body in the upper gastrointestinal tract. The 32-year-old man accidentally swallowed his toothbrush which was successfully removed via endoscopy using polypectomy snare under local anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Debreceni Egyetem, Orvos- és Egészségtudományi Centrum, Altalános Orvostudományi Kar, I. Belgyógyászati Klinika.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bubán
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bodnár
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome