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Kaso Ari1, Syed Zohaib Maroof Hussain2, Abdul Wadood Mohammad2
1Education, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, GBR.
Cureus
|July 21, 2022
Summary
A patient swallowed dentures, initially missed by doctors, leading to a 12-week delay before diagnosis. Prompt endoscopic removal was successful, highlighting the need for careful history taking in foreign body ingestion cases.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Otolaryngology
- Emergency Medicine
Background:
- Foreign body ingestion, particularly dentures, can cause severe complications if not promptly diagnosed and treated.
- Delayed diagnosis of impacted foreign bodies can lead to significant morbidity.
