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P J Mondal1, Somnath Saha2, Anirban Ghosh3, Mousumi Sengupta1.
Abstract
To present a case of impacted artificial denture in esophagus and its removal by flexible endoscope. A 28 year old male presented with history of ingesting his denture 2 h back. It was removed by flexible endoscope and flexible fibre optic forceps. Though rigid endoscopic removal of foreign body is safe and effective, but often requires general anaesthesia. The flexible fibre optic endoscopic removal, which can be done under local anaesthesia in outpatient department is a suitable alternative.Entities:
Keywords: Artificial denture; Esophagus; Flexible endoscope
Year: 2011 PMID: 24533363 PMCID: PMC3918287 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-011-0320-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ISSN: 2231-3796