title: Upper gastro-intestinal tract foreign body (denture) retrieval by gastrotomy.
abstract: A case of foreign body (denture) in upper gastro-intestinal tract in an adult male is reported because of its uncommon occurrence, and failure to remove it by laryngoscopy or oesophagogastroscopy. The peculiar nature of the denture and the accessories necessitated laparotomy-gastrotomy.
authors.affiliation: VSM Hospital, Thattarampalam, Mavelikara.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Padmakumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vargheese
mesh_terms: D003778:Dentures; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*