Endoscopic Removal of an Inadvertently Swallowed Toothbrush in the Emergency Department

Joint Authors

Harvey, Martyn
Cave, Grant
Prince, Gaynor

Source

Case Reports in Emergency Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-07-02

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

A 16-year-old girl inadvertently swallowed a toothbrush during attempted manual induction of emesis.

The 20 cm toothbrush was successfully removed via overtube facilitated endoscopy using a retractable snare while the patient was sedated in the emergency department.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Harvey, Martyn& Cave, Grant& Prince, Gaynor. 2012. Endoscopic Removal of an Inadvertently Swallowed Toothbrush in the Emergency Department. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481376

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Harvey, Martyn…[et al.]. Endoscopic Removal of an Inadvertently Swallowed Toothbrush in the Emergency Department. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481376

American Medical Association (AMA)

Harvey, Martyn& Cave, Grant& Prince, Gaynor. Endoscopic Removal of an Inadvertently Swallowed Toothbrush in the Emergency Department. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481376

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-481376