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A Case Report on Toothbrush Ingestion in a Young Adult with Intellectual Disability: Failed Endoscopic Retrieval Requiring Gastrotomy
A journal article reports a case of a young adult with intellectual disability who ingested a toothbrush; endoscopic retrieval failed and a gastrotomy was required. The article was published 2026-09-30.
Categories: public-health
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 5/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 2/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Why it matters
The report documents a clinical instance where endoscopic management was unsuccessful and surgical intervention was needed.

