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Raveena Karthikeyan1, Chandramohan S M2,3, Sakthivel Harikrishnan4
1Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, IND.
Abstract:
Dentures are accidentally ingested foreign bodies, especially in the geriatric population. They get frequently lodged in the esophagus because of their larger size, rigidity, and pointed edges. But, it is unusual for a denture to remain asymptomatic in the esophagus for a decade. We report a case of 45-year-old female who presented with the complaints of progressive dysphagia for six months. Endoscopy revealed an impacted denture in the mid-esophagus. The patient recollected that she lost her denture 13 years back and was unaware that she swallowed it. Right thoracotomy and esophagotomy were done to remove the impacted denture. The esophagotomy site was buttressed with vascularised intercostal muscle flap.
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