Delayed Presentation of Submucosal Retained Toothbrush from Self-Inflicted Injury in Patient with Schizophrenia

Figure 1

Two-dimensional axial (a, b), coronal (c), and sagittal (d) CT images and 3-dimensional coronal (e) and sagittal (f) reformats show a low density linear structure on the 2-dimensional images (white arrow) which is outlined in red on the 3-dimensional images. It is imbedded within the retropharyngeal soft tissues and extends from the level of the oropharynx through the hypopharynx to the right lateral extrapharyngeal soft tissues (black arrow). There is a linear gap at the end of the foreign body which represents the opening within the toothbrush handle (arrow (g)).

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