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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| author | Marisa Klancnik Maja Grgec Nikola Perković Petar Ivanišević Nikola Kolja Poljak |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-603568919f154fb3a57ef5eec82bd2672022-12-21T23:57:41ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312017-04-0111118418910.1159/000464277464277A Foreign Body (Toothbrush) in the Esophagus of a Patient with Hiatal HerniaMarisa KlancnikMaja GrgecNikola PerkovićPetar IvaniševićNikola Kolja PoljakToothbrush 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.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/464277ToothbrushEsophageal foreign bodyHiatal herniaEndoscopy |
| spellingShingle | Marisa Klancnik Maja Grgec Nikola Perković Petar Ivanišević Nikola Kolja Poljak A Foreign Body (Toothbrush) in the Esophagus of a Patient with Hiatal Hernia Case Reports in Gastroenterology Toothbrush Esophageal foreign body Hiatal hernia Endoscopy |
| title | A Foreign Body (Toothbrush) in the Esophagus of a Patient with Hiatal Hernia |
| title_full | A Foreign Body (Toothbrush) in the Esophagus of a Patient with Hiatal Hernia |
| title_fullStr | A Foreign Body (Toothbrush) in the Esophagus of a Patient with Hiatal Hernia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Foreign Body (Toothbrush) in the Esophagus of a Patient with Hiatal Hernia |
| title_short | A Foreign Body (Toothbrush) in the Esophagus of a Patient with Hiatal Hernia |
| title_sort | foreign body toothbrush in the esophagus of a patient with hiatal hernia |
| topic | Toothbrush Esophageal foreign body Hiatal hernia Endoscopy |
| url | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/464277 |
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