28 May 2026
: Case report 
A 40-Year-Old Man With 2-Year Chronic Epigastric Pain From a Retained 18-cm Toothbrush: Endoscopic Management and Clinical Decision-Making
Mistake in diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare disease
Jingjing Hu ABCDEFG 1, Yinqing Hu ABCDEF 1, Dayong Sun EG 1, Shihua Ding F 1, Jiahuang Huang
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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952225
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952225
Figure 3 Follow-up contrast-enhanced abdominal CT after endoscopic removalFollow-up contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT), obtained 3 days after endoscopic removal, showed complete removal of the foreign body and resolution of the previously noted duodenal wall thickening and surrounding inflammatory change. No residual foreign body, abscess, free air, or other evidence of perforation was identified. Arrows indicate the site corresponding to the previously suspected duodenal-hepatic adhesion shown in Figure 1.