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""There were possibilities that the situation could have turned worse if she not been brought in for medical help," he added. SHILLONG: Doctors in Shillong Civil Hospital on Wednesday accomplished a rare feat by removing a toothbrush from a 50-year-old woman's stomach without carrying out surgery Surprisingly, the woman who was a resident of Lower Mawprem was in no discomfort after swallowing the toothbrush while cleaning her teeth in January. Isaac Syiem told ANI: "It is the first such case in Shillong. It was her daughter who later insisted her to consult a doctor as a precautionary measure.Dr. We used an endoscope and successfully pulled the brush out through her mouth..