Unusual foreign body in the digestive tract: Endoscopic removal of a toothbrush in a pediatric patient.
A 13-year-old presented with abdominal pain after swallowing a toothbrush, which was successfully removed by endoscopy and found lodged across the lower esophagus and stomach with bristles embedded in the stomach lining.
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