Is using a tooth brush safe? Successful endoscopic removal of adult tooth brush in two cases and short review

Authors

  • Veeraraghavan Krishnamurthy Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai
  • Ratnakar Kini Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai
  • Pugazhendhi Thangavel Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai
  • Kani Shaikh Mohammed Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai
  • Prem Kumar K Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai
  • Mohammed Ali Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20162008

Keywords:

Tooth brush, Endoscope, Bristles, Rat tooth forceps, Foreign body, Snare

Abstract

Ingestion of foreign bodies is common. However, ingestion of an adult tooth brush and its endoscopic removal is reported rare in literature. Here we report two cases of adult tooth brush ingestion with and without psychiatric illness in the past. Endoscopic removal of the tooth brush was done by using snare and rat tooth forceps differing from other case reports. Hence these cases are peculiar and reported.

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Published

2017-01-03

How to Cite

Krishnamurthy, V., Kini, R., Thangavel, P., Mohammed, K. S., K, P. K., & Ali, M. (2017). Is using a tooth brush safe? Successful endoscopic removal of adult tooth brush in two cases and short review. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 4(7), 3064–3067. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20162008

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