@article{ref1,
title="Grilling pains: case series of four patients needing operative intervention after accidental ingestion of a wire bristle",
journal="BMJ case reports",
year="2021",
author="Gunasingha, Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Kalpanee and Bozzay, Joseph D. and Munoz, Beau and Malone, Debra L.",
volume="14",
number="3",
pages="e237746-e237746",
abstract="Accidental ingestion of a grill brush wire bristle is a rare event. Retrieval rarely requires surgical intervention as the wire typically causes symptoms above the gastro-oesophageal junction and can frequently be removed endoscopically. There are few reported cases of gastrointestinal injury due to ingestion of wire bristles lodging past the gastro-oesophageal junction in adults. We present four cases of wire brush bristle ingestion that required operative intervention. Our case series illustrates how the commonly used wire grill brush may cause a serious injury. This diagnosis should be considered in patients who present with abdominal pain, non-specific symptoms and normal labs, with liner radio-opaque imaging findings and a history of grill use. Education as to the dangers of grill wire brushes to clean grills should be provided commercially.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1757-790X",
doi="10.1136/bcr-2020-237746",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-237746"
}