A Foreign Body (Toothbrush) in the Esophagus of a Patient with Hiatal Hernia

Toothbrush ingestion is rare and most commonly seen in patients with psychiatric comorbidities and in young women with a medical history of eating disorders who try to induce emesis. Long ingested objects, such as a toothbrush, cannot pass the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously and require endosco...

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Published in:Case reports in gastroenterology 2017-04, Vol.11 (1), p.184-189
Main Authors: Klancnik, Marisa, Grgec, Maja, Perković, Nikola, Ivanišević, Petar, Poljak, Nikola Kolja
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Case reports
Endoscopy
Esophageal foreign body
Esophagus
Gastroenterology
Hernias
Hiatal hernia
Older people
Otolaryngology
Single Case
Surgery
Toothbrush
Toothbrushes
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Summary:Toothbrush ingestion is rare and most commonly seen in patients with psychiatric comorbidities and in young women with a medical history of eating disorders who try to induce emesis. Long ingested objects, such as a toothbrush, cannot pass the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously and require endoscopic removal or even a surgical approach in cases of unsuccessful endoscopic removal or complication development. We present a case of a 71-year-old male with hiatal hernia without psychiatric or neurological comorbidity who accidentally ingested a toothbrush during oral hygiene routine. After X-ray confirmation, the toothbrush was removed endoscopically.
ISSN:1662-0631
1662-0631
DOI:10.1159/000464277