TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Accidentally swallowing a toothbrush in a patient during a vomiting attempt: literature review and case report
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Mesa-López, Maria José
A1  - Martínez-Camacho, Carina
A1  - Mesa, Francisco
SP  - 2682
EP  - 2682
VL  - 19
IS  - 5
N2  - Swallowing a whole toothbrush is a rare event. As of today, no case described has documented that the foreign body has passed through the entire gastrointestinal tract and has been spontaneously eliminated. Places where it is most frequently retained have been described. Only in one single case described did the foreign body reach the colon. We describe the main injuries caused by this foreign body, and the most common correct therapeutic approach for solving the problem. The third case in the literature is presented, with diagnosis and treatment of a woman who, in an attempt to induce vomiting, swallowed a toothbrush which became lodged in her stomach. The patient, at the time of the examination, only showed abdominal pain and anxiety.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052682
ID  - ref1
ER  -