Citation

Mughal M. Arch. Emerg. Med. 1986; 3(2): 119-123.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3730077

PMCID

PMC1285327

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.

Language: en