title: Swallowed dental bridge causing ileal perforation: a case report.
abstract: We report the case of a 53 year old gentleman who had accidentally swallowed his dental bridge. One week following this he experienced a sudden onset of generalised abdominal pain and underwent laparotomy. At operation he was found to have a distal ileal perforation and an ileocaecal resection was performed. Although most swallowed foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract without problem, serious complications including intestinal perforation can occur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Derby City General Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3NE, UK. j.simpson@nottingham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Farhan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ananthakrishnan
authors.forename: Gillian M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Tierney