Unusual foreign body (denture) in tracheo- bronchial tree

Area of Science:

• Medical Case Reports
• Respiratory Medicine
• Otolaryngology

Background:

• Foreign bodies in the aero-digestive tract are a known clinical issue.
• While various foreign bodies have been documented, specific presentations can be rare.

Purpose of the Study:

• To report a unique case of a denture found as a foreign body in the bronchus.
• To contribute to the literature by documenting an unusual cause of airway obstruction.

Main Methods:

• A case presentation of a patient with a bronchial foreign body.
• Review of existing medical literature to ascertain previous reports.

Main Results:

• A denture was identified as a foreign body within the bronchus.
• No prior documented cases of dentures as bronchial foreign bodies were found in the literature.

Conclusions:

• This case represents a novel presentation of a foreign body in the bronchus.
• Clinicians should consider rare foreign bodies in the differential diagnosis of airway obstruction.