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Austin J Radiol. 2019; 6(2): 1096.
A Bizzare Foreign Body in Stomach
Bhatt S*, Bhagat S, Tandon A and Bansal H
Department of Radiology, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, India
*Corresponding author: Bhagat S, Department of Radiology, University College of Medical Sciences & Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi, India
Received: July 02, 2019;Accepted: July 08, 2019;Published: July 15, 2019
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A middle-aged male patient presented in the emergency with upper abdominal pain. On examination, his vitals were normal and tenderness was noted in the upper abdomen. He gave a vague history of ingesting a foreign body in inebriated state the previous day. As chest and abdominal radiograph were normal, NCCT Abdomen was advised. CT clearly showed a toothbrush in the collapsed stomach. No signs of obstruction or perforations were noted. Due to nonavailability of a flexible endoscope the patient was referred to another tertiary care hospital where the toothbrush was extracted without any complication. Although not unheard of but a toothbrush in the stomach is rarely seen. It poses a risk of impaction and perforation along the gastrointestinal tract. CT scan is an invaluable investigation and it should be done whenever there is a history of ingestion of an unusual and large foreign body especially if the radiograph is negative (Figure 1).
Figure 1: NCCT Abdomen: Coronal section shows a toothbrush within the
lumen of the collapsed stomach.
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