title: An incidentally swallowed toothbrush.
abstract: Although foreign body (FB) ingestion is relatively common,ingestion of a toothbrush is rare. We are reporting on a 26-year old female who had accidentally swallowed a toothbrush, which was successfully removed via endoscopy using a polypectomy snare.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Niknam
authors.forename: Laleh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mahmoudi
authors.forename: Siavosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nasseri-Moghaddam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D013270:Stomach