Swallowed tooth brush head

Case contributed by Mark Holland
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Prisoner who swallowed head of a tooth brush during a fight with another prisoner ? using the handle as a weapon.

Patient Data

Age: 19
Gender: Male
x-ray

Stippled opacification overlying the epigastric region in keeping with ingested tooth brush

x-ray

Stippled opacification overlying the epigastric region in keeping with ingested tooth brush

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