Table 1 Literature review of 136 patients with accidentally ingested toothpick (modified from reference 3)
From: Toothpick ingestion complicated by cecal perforation: case report and literature review
Male gender | 74% |
Mean age | 52 (5–92) |
Aware of ingestion | 46% |
Mean onset of symptoms | 7 days |
Perforation rate | 79% |
Sensitivity of diagnostic tests: | |
- Ultrasound | 32.6% |
- Computed tomography | 42.6% |
- Endoscopy | 72.1% |
Therapy | Laparotomy (49%), endoscopy (30%), laparoscopy (9%) |
Mortality rate | 9.6% |