Gastrobronchial fistula after toothbrush ingestion

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Gastrobronchial fistula after toothbrush ingestion. / Karcher, Jan Christoph; von Buch, Christoph; Waag, Karl-Ludwig; Reinshagen, Konrad.

in: J PEDIATR SURG, Jahrgang 41, Nr. 10, 10.2006, S. 1768-70.

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@article{c9fe555f555949fa8272e4355fa2043d,
title = "Gastrobronchial fistula after toothbrush ingestion",
abstract = "Gastrobronchial fistulous communications are uncommon complications of disease processes with only 36 previously reported cases. Described as complication of a number of conditions, such as previous gastroesophageal surgery, subphrenic abscess, and gastric ulcers (Jha P, Deiraniya A, Keeling-Robert C, et al. Gastrobronchial fistula--a recent series. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Sur 2003;2:6-8), we report a case of fistulization caused by ingestion of a foreign body. A patient with mental retardation, admitted for the treatment of osteomyelitis, presented during hospitalization symptoms of high fever, vomiting, and respiratory distress. Endoscopy showed the presence of a gastrobronchial fistula, which developed after ingestion of a toothbrush. The toothbrush was extracted endoscopically, and the fistula was subsequently closed by surgery. The patient recovered completely. We report the first case of a gastrobronchial fistula as a complication of foreign body ingestion.",
keywords = "Adult, Bronchial Fistula, Endoscopy, Foreign Bodies, Gastric Fistula, Humans, Intellectual Disability, Male, Radiography, Thoracic, Toothbrushing, Case Reports, Journal Article",
author = "Karcher, {Jan Christoph} and {von Buch}, Christoph and Karl-Ludwig Waag and Konrad Reinshagen",
year = "2006",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.05.060",
language = "English",
volume = "41",
pages = "1768--70",
journal = "J PEDIATR SURG",
issn = "0022-3468",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders Ltd",
number = "10",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Gastrobronchial fistula after toothbrush ingestion

AU - Karcher, Jan Christoph

AU - von Buch, Christoph

AU - Waag, Karl-Ludwig

AU - Reinshagen, Konrad

PY - 2006/10

Y1 - 2006/10

N2 - Gastrobronchial fistulous communications are uncommon complications of disease processes with only 36 previously reported cases. Described as complication of a number of conditions, such as previous gastroesophageal surgery, subphrenic abscess, and gastric ulcers (Jha P, Deiraniya A, Keeling-Robert C, et al. Gastrobronchial fistula--a recent series. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Sur 2003;2:6-8), we report a case of fistulization caused by ingestion of a foreign body. A patient with mental retardation, admitted for the treatment of osteomyelitis, presented during hospitalization symptoms of high fever, vomiting, and respiratory distress. Endoscopy showed the presence of a gastrobronchial fistula, which developed after ingestion of a toothbrush. The toothbrush was extracted endoscopically, and the fistula was subsequently closed by surgery. The patient recovered completely. We report the first case of a gastrobronchial fistula as a complication of foreign body ingestion.

AB - Gastrobronchial fistulous communications are uncommon complications of disease processes with only 36 previously reported cases. Described as complication of a number of conditions, such as previous gastroesophageal surgery, subphrenic abscess, and gastric ulcers (Jha P, Deiraniya A, Keeling-Robert C, et al. Gastrobronchial fistula--a recent series. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Sur 2003;2:6-8), we report a case of fistulization caused by ingestion of a foreign body. A patient with mental retardation, admitted for the treatment of osteomyelitis, presented during hospitalization symptoms of high fever, vomiting, and respiratory distress. Endoscopy showed the presence of a gastrobronchial fistula, which developed after ingestion of a toothbrush. The toothbrush was extracted endoscopically, and the fistula was subsequently closed by surgery. The patient recovered completely. We report the first case of a gastrobronchial fistula as a complication of foreign body ingestion.

KW - Adult

KW - Bronchial Fistula

KW - Endoscopy

KW - Foreign Bodies

KW - Gastric Fistula

KW - Humans

KW - Intellectual Disability

KW - Male

KW - Radiography, Thoracic

KW - Toothbrushing

KW - Case Reports

KW - Journal Article

U2 - 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.05.060

DO - 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.05.060

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 17011286

VL - 41

SP - 1768

EP - 1770

JO - J PEDIATR SURG

JF - J PEDIATR SURG

SN - 0022-3468

IS - 10

ER -