Accidental ingestion of a toothbrush!

Arch Emerg Med. 1986 June; 3(2): 119–123.

PMCID: PMC1285327

M Mughal

Abstract

A case is reported of a 16-year-old girl who accidentally swallowed a toothbrush, which was safely extracted under local anaesthesia using a fibre-optic endoscope. The technique described is safe, and can be adapted for the extraction of a variety of foreign bodies from the oesophagus and the stomach. Guidelines are presented for the management of ingested foreign bodies, based on a review of the literature.

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