Upper gastro-intestinal tract foreign body (denture) retrieval by gastrotomy
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Published on: September 11, 2018
R Padmakumar1, R Balakrishnan, T Alexander
1VSM Hospital, Thattarampalam, Mavelikara.
Abstract:
A case of foreign body (denture) in upper gastro-intestinal tract in an adult male is reported because of its uncommon occurrence, and failure to remove it by laryngoscopy or oesophagogastroscopy. The peculiar nature of the denture and the accessories necessitated laparotomy-gastrotomy.
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