title: Esophageal perforation due to inadvertent swallowing of a dental prosthesis.
abstract: Intentional or inadvertent swallowing of foreign bodies can lead to severe complications in the gastrointestinal tract, primarily in the esophagus, and requires an urgent approach. In children, coins are the most commonly seen foreign bodies in the esophagus. However, in adults, the solid components of meals, like bones, and in the elderly population dental prostheses are the most frequently observed ingested foreign bodies. Even though a swallowed dental prosthesis is usually seen as a geriatric problem, esophageal obstruction and/or perforation can occur in any denture user in any age group. Thus, the aim of this report was to present one of these interesting cases of esophageal perforation due to a partial denture ingestion and its treatment in a 32-year-old male.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Batman State Hospital, Batman, Turkey. dtihan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tıhan
authors.forename: Didem
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trabulus
authors.forename: Aykut
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altunkaya
authors.forename: Selami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cıhan
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aliş
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003679:Deglutition; D003829:Denture, Partial; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D013908:Thoracotomy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents