title: 'A bridge too far ...'. Case report.
abstract: An elderly man was assaulted and sustained facial injuries with fractures of the mandible and left zygoma. An unusual complication of aspiration of an intact four-unit metal bridge is reported. Immediate retrieval was done under general anaesthesia by rigid bronchoscopy. The technique is described. The importance of careful clinical and radiographic examination is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, National University Hospital.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rauff
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003829:Denture, Partial; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged