RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Deglutição , Corpos Estranhos , Feminino , Corpos Estranhos/complicações , Corpos Estranhos/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Estômago , Escovação Dentária/efeitos adversos , Vômito/etiologiaRESUMO
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Humanos , Feminino , Idoso , Perfuração Intestinal/diagnóstico por imagem , Perfuração Intestinal/cirurgia , Cápsulas Endoscópicas , Intestino Delgado/patologia , Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/etiologia , Jejuno/diagnóstico por imagem , Jejuno/patologia , Peritonite/complicações , Intestino Delgado/diagnóstico por imagem , Intestino Delgado/cirurgiaRESUMO
A 71-year-old female with liver cirrhosis underwent a capsule endoscopy (CE) due to middle gastrointestinal bleeding. A neoplastic stenotic lesion showing stigmata of a recent hemorrhage was observed in jejunum and the capsule was retained.
