title: [Chronic dysphagia in a patient from Madagascar].
abstract: While esophageal foreign bodies are a common occurrence, late discovery is rare. The purpose of this report is to describe an unusual case in which a set of dentures lodged in the thoracic esophagus was discovered and surgically removed 15 years after accidental ingestion. Inadequacy of health care in remote regions of Madagascar accounts for this clinical case. Diagnosis and management of esophageal foreign bodies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona Ampefiloha, BP 4150 Antananarivo 101, Madagascar. rrhery@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Rakoto-Ratsimba
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Mandeville
authors.forename: S S E N
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rabesalama
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rahaingo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranaivozanany
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male