Endoscopic removal of toothbrushes

Chinitz, Marvin A.; Bertrand, Gabriel

doi:10.1016/s0016-5107(90)71136-4

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“…Among all 50 ingestion cases, 19 were due to an attempt to provoke vomiting. Of these cases, 10 were associated with patients who had been diagnosed with bulimia [17][18][19][20][21], five occurred while brushing the teeth [22][23][24][25][26] and four occurred while brushing the back part of the tongue or pharynx [16,[27][28][29]. There was one case report [30] in which the toothbrush was swallowed as an effort to remove a foreign body, one case in which the subject ingested the toothbrush in an attempt to commit suicide [31] and another case of ingestion that led to death [7].…”

Section: Search and Selection Resultsmentioning

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Is it safe to use a toothbrush?

Oliveira

Slot

Weijden

2014

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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The combined evidence related to serious adverse events as presented in case reports showed that the oral use of a toothbrush can be associated with ingestion, impaction, instant trauma, gingival traumatic injury and seizures. Given the incidence of reporting, important recommendations are that a toothbrush should not be used to induce vomiting, nor should people walk or run with this device in their mouths, especially children.

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Is it safe to use a toothbrush?

Oliveira

Slot

Weijden

2014

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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“…The entire apparatus (ie, foreign body, overtube, and endoscope) can then be withdrawn in 1 motion to avoid losing grasp of the object within the overtube. 67 Sharp-pointed objects. A myriad of ingested sharppointed objects have been described.…”

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Management of ingested foreign bodies and food impactions

Ikenberry¹,

Jue²,

Anderson³

et al. 2011

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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“…Foreign bodies longer than 10 cm, such as a toothbrush, cannot negotiate the duodenal C-loop due to its fixed retroperitoneal position [2]. These objects should be endoscopically removed as soon as possible to avoid pressure necrosis and gastrointestinal perforation [5, 6, 7]. If endoscopic removal fails or there is evidence of obstruction or perforation, laparoscopic gastrotomy should be performed [8].…”

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Successful Endoscopic Removal of a Swallowed Toothbrush: Case Report

Tonkić

Bogdanović²,

Grandić

2011

Case Rep Gastroenterol

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Most ingested foreign bodies will pass uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract. Nevertheless, long and rigid foreign bodies are associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal impaction, perforation and bleeding. Moreover, there has been no case of spontaneous passage of a toothbrush reported. Therefore, the prompt removal of such ingested foreign objects is recommended before complications develop. This case report describes a case of an 18-year-old woman who accidentally swallowed her toothbrush. The toothbrush was successfully removed via flexible endoscopy using a polypectomy snare. A swallowed toothbrush is a special clinical challenge. Early endoscopic retrieval of the toothbrush is critical for reducing morbidity and mortality. In cases when endoscopic removal fails, a laparoscopic surgical approach may be an alternative.

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Endoscopic removal of toothbrushes

Cited by 20 publications

References 6 publications

Is it safe to use a toothbrush?

Is it safe to use a toothbrush?

Management of ingested foreign bodies and food impactions

Successful Endoscopic Removal of a Swallowed Toothbrush: Case Report

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