TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Grilling pains: case series of four patients needing operative intervention after accidental ingestion of a wire bristle
JO  - BMJ case reports
A1  - Gunasingha, Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Kalpanee
A1  - Bozzay, Joseph D.
A1  - Munoz, Beau
A1  - Malone, Debra L.
SP  - e237746
EP  - e237746
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1757-790X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-237746
ID  - ref1
ER  -