title: [Conservative treatment of oesophageal perforation in a child caused by a toothbrush].
abstract: Traumatic perforation of the oesophagus is a condition with high morbidity and mortality. We report a case of a one-year-old girl with traumatic oesophageal perforation caused by a fall with a toothbrush. She underwent a conservative regimen consisting of drainage of the mediastinum by a naso-cavitary drain, antibiotics and a feeding tube. No sign of mediastinitis was found on a follow-up computed tomography 19 days later, and she was discharged in good condition.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk Gastroenterologisk Afdeling L, Aarhus Universitetshospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C. marianne.vinbaek@auh.rm.dk.
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vinbæk
authors.forename: Thorbjørn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sommer
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000072700:Conservative Treatment; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000009:adverse effects*