A case of the removing the intragastric foreign body by the gastroscopy combining with the esophagoscopy.
- Author:
Zhongwan LI
;
Fan ZOU
;
Xiufu LIAO
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Esophagoscopy;
Foreign Bodies;
surgery;
Gastroscopy;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Stomach
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2014;28(9):658-659
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
A male patient, 49 years old with drug use, swallowed a toothbrush and a tube of 20 centimeters long which lead to the upper abdomen pain for six years. The gastroscopy examination showed the head of the toothbrush in the gastric antrum and the tail inserting in the pylorus. The intragastric toothbrush was removed by the gastroscopy combining with esophagoscopy.
