'A bridge too far ...'. Case report.
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.
Loh
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, National University Hospital.
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D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003829:Denture, Partial; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged