RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Grilling pains: case series of four patients needing operative intervention after accidental ingestion of a wire bristle
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e237746
DO 10.1136/bcr-2020-237746
VO 14
IS 3
A1 Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Kalpanee Gunasingha
A1 Joseph D Bozzay
A1 Beau Munoz
A1 Debra L Malone
YR 2021
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/3/e237746.abstract
AB Accidental ingestion of a grill brush wire bristle is a rare event. Retrieval rarely requires surgical intervention as the wire typically causes symptoms above the gastro-oesophageal junction and can frequently be removed endoscopically. There are few reported cases of gastrointestinal injury due to ingestion of wire bristles lodging past the gastro-oesophageal junction in adults. We present four cases of wire brush bristle ingestion that required operative intervention. Our case series illustrates how the commonly used wire grill brush may cause a serious injury. This diagnosis should be considered in patients who present with abdominal pain, non-specific symptoms and normal labs, with liner radio-opaque imaging findings and a history of grill use. Education as to the dangers of grill wire brushes to clean grills should be provided commercially.