A case of colohepatic penetration by a swallowed toothbrush

Although foreign body ingestion is relatively common, toothbrush swallowing is rare. We report a case of a swallowed toothbrush which passed through the ileocecal valve and perforated the proximal transverse colon, then the liver. To our knowledge, this is the first case to be reported.

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Veröffentlicht in:	World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2006-04, Vol.12 (15), p.2464-2465
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Min-Ro, Hwang, Yong, Kim, Jong-Hun
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Case Report Colon - pathology Foreign Bodies - pathology Foreign Bodies - surgery Humans Intestinal Perforation - pathology Intestinal Perforation - surgery Liver - pathology Male Toothbrushing - adverse effects Toothbrushing - instrumentation
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