Impacted denture

Thursday 01 May 2008, Branislav Kunčak, M. D.

Foreign body impacted in the esophagus. Casually swallowed denture.

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Fig. 1

Only upper part of the denture is seen.

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Fig. 2

The denture was captured using an extraction forceps.

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Fig. 3

Because of the risk of perforation, patient was reffered for surgical extraction.

Keywords: esophagus, foreign body, denture