Case Reports

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Diagnostic and Interventional Endoscopy

An Adult Patient Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: A Case Report

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Ceren Konca Seferoğlu
Sami Fidan
Murat Erkut
İbrahim Sonkaya

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Toothbrush ingestion is a rarer condition than other swallowed foreign bodies. It is usually seen in the elderly, patients with psychological disorders, and mentally retarded individuals. In this article, we present the case of a 21-year-old female patient who accidentally swallowed a toothbrush. The toothbrush was successfully removed with flexible endoscopy using a polypectomy snare.



Cite this article as: Konca Seferoğlu C, Fidan S, Erkut M, Sonkaya İ. An adult patient who swallowed a toothbrush: A case report. Diagn Interv Endosc. 2024;3(2):30-32.


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