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Abstract
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Introduction: Foreign body ingestion is a common clinical emergency and reports abound in literature, however the ingestion of tooth brush and the extraction by a flexible gastroscopehas been rarely reported. Case report: We report a case of a 6 year old boy who inadvertently swallowed a tooth brush while his mother was brushing his teeth. It was successfully extracted using a flexible endoscope. There was mild transient sore throat as the only complication. Conclusion: Toothbrush ingestion in pediatrics is uncommon; prompt intervention with removal is strongly recommended to avoid complications.
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Keywords :
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Child, Foreign Body, Gastroscopes, Pharyngitis, Toothbrushing.
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