학술논문
Delayed Duodenal Perforation Caused by a Swallowed Toothbrush / 吞食牙刷造成延遲性十二指腸穿孔
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
台灣急診專科醫師期刊 / Journal of Taiwan College of Emergency Physician. Vol. 4 Issue 1, p15-21. 7 p.
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Language
英文
ISSN
2077-351X
Abstract
Swallowing a toothbrush is a rare event. We report a 35-year-old schizophrenic man who swallowed a toothbrush at least 3 months before the development of severe abdominal pain. He was transferred from a psychiatric institution to our emergency department where peritonitis was noted, Plain radiographs showed pneumoperitoneum and an intra-abdominal foreign body. During emergency laparotomy perforation in the duodenal third portion caused by a toothbrush was revealed, He had an uneventful postoperative recovery, and was transferred to the psychiatric ward eight days after surgery.