{
  "id": 18076355,
  "title": "Navi Mumbai: 50-Year-Old Man Accidentally Swallows 19-Cm Toothbrush While Brushing; Kharghar Doctors Remove It From Stomach Without Surgery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/navi-mumbai-50-year-old-man-accidentally-swallows-19-cm-toothbrush",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-04T05:49:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/navi-mumbai-50-year-old-man-accidentally-swallows-19-cm-toothbrush-while-brushing-kharghar-doctors-remove-it-from-stomach-without-surgery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Navi Mumbai: A 50-year-old man experienced a harrowing ordeal when he unknowingly swallowed a 19-cm toothbrush during his brushing routine. The Kharghar resident, Rajendra Malusare, a driver with a physical disability, faced mild abdominal pain following the incident. Despite the initial advice of a local physician to undergo an X-ray, the toothbrush remained undetected. Subsequently, he was referred to Medicover Hospitals in Kharghar, where doctors performed a complex 30-minute endoscopic procedure to remove the foreign object without resorting to surgery. Dr. Raosaheb Rathod, the lead gastroenterologist, explained that the toothbrush's length and rigid structure posed significant challenges during the procedure. The team utilized a specialized hood attached to the endoscope's tip to carefully extract the object, which became lodged horizontally in his stomach and later near the upper esophageal sphincter. Following the successful removal, the patient showed no signs of injury to the esophageal sphincters. Malusare was discharged within three to four hours post-procedure and has since expressed gratitude to the medical team for their swift and effective intervention.",
  "summary": "Navi Mumbai: In an unusual medical emergency, doctors at a Kharghar hospital successfully removed a 19-cm toothbrush from the stomach of a 50-year-old man who accidentally swallowed it while brushing his teeth. The doctors performed a challenging 30-minute endoscopic procedure, avoiding the need for surgery. Also Watch: The patient, Rajendra Malusare, a resident of Pen who works as an…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}