Accidental ingestion of a toothbrush!
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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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Toothbrush: A Report of an Unusual Foreign Body
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of emergency medicine
دوره 3 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986