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Mumbai doctors remove 19 cm toothbrush from man’s stomach

short by / on Wednesday, 4 November, 2026
Doctors at Medicover Hospitals in Navi Mumbai removed a 19 cm toothbrush accidentally swallowed by a 50-year-old man while brushing. Endoscopy found it in his stomach after an X-ray missed it. Doctors extracted it through his mouth during a challenging 30-minute procedure, avoiding surgery. The patient was discharged in stable condition within hours.
read more at Medical Dialogues