Title
Endoscopic removal of a toothbrush in a young adult with psychiatricdisorder
Other title
[Endoscopic removal of a toothbrush in a young adult with psychiatricdisorder]
Date Issued
01 July 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Alvizuri-Gómez C.
Publisher(s)
NLM (Medline)
Abstract
Ingestion of foreign bodies is a relative common situation in the emergency department; however, ingestion of toothbrush is rarely reported in the literature. We present the case of a 27-year-old man with a previous diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder, who presented to the emergency department 17 hours after an ingestion of a toothbrush. We performed an endoscopic removal using a polypectomy snare in the Gastroenterology Department under moderate sedation. No complications were reported in the procedure and the patient was ischarged few hours later. Ingestion of toothbrush is rare in the literature and some authors described techniques using overtube and retractable snares and forceps. Endoscopic removal of a toothbrush under moderate sedation can be a safe and successful procedure. However, if endoscopic removal fails, surgery should be performed.
Start page
184
End page
186
Volume
41
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85123227762
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru
ISSN of the container
1609722X
Sources of information:
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