Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
Gastric Penetration by an Ingested Toothpick Successfully Managed with Computed Tomography and Endoscopy
Minoru MatsubaraShoji HirasakiSeiyuu Suzuki
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2007 Volume 46 Issue 13 Pages 971-974

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A 31-year-old woman who had ingested a toothpick consulted our hospital because of epigastralgia. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a toothpick penetrating the gastric wall. Endoscopic examination demonstrated an ingested toothpick protruding from the prepyloric antrum. The whole toothpick was removed using a basket catheter without complications. CT images were useful to acquire clinical information such as location of the toothpick end. Unintentional ingestion of toothpicks must be considered potentially dangerous. The locations of both ends of the toothpick should be confirmed by CT or ultrasonography;and then, the toothpick should be removed as soon as possible.

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© 2007 by The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
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