Esophageal Injury Secondary to Severely Embedded Denture: A Case Report

Authors

  • Santiyamadhi Subramanyan Medical Officer, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck, Sarawak General Hospital, Jalan Hospital, 93586 Kuching, Malaysia
  • Komathi Ramachandran MS ORL-HNS, Specialist, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck, Sarawak General Hospital, Jalan Hospital, 93586 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • Ing Ping Tang MS ORL-HNS, Associate Professor & Consultant, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Jalan Datuk Mohammad Musa, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v5i3.289

Keywords:

Embedded denture, esophageal perforation, radio-opaque, esophagotomy.

Abstract

The incidence of esophageal impacted denture is proportionately increasing as there is increasing number of people wearing denture in current days. Impacted denture has to be removed as soon as possible because the delay can lead to complications. The successful removal of impacted denture in the esophagus in a patient is reported, with a review of the literature. A 52-year-old Malay lady complained of dysphagia with no history of foreign body ingestion. Following unsuccessful attempts of removal via a rigid esophagoscope, open surgery was performed. Without further delay, the impacted denture was removed by cervical esophagotomy, and the patient recovered uneventfully. Esophageal foreign bodies are usually removed by endoscopy. However, in situations where this appears potentially hazardous, such as with impacted denture, open surgical extraction that is promptly performed is a safer option.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 05 No. 03 July’21 Page: 362-365

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Published

2021-02-06

How to Cite

Subramanyan, S., Ramachandran, K., & Tang, I. P. (2021). Esophageal Injury Secondary to Severely Embedded Denture: A Case Report. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 5(3), 362–365. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v5i3.289

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2021)

Section

Case Report

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