title: A rare Case Report of Sigmoid Colon Perforation Due to Accidental Swallowing of Partial Denture.
abstract: Perforation peritonitis is an important cause of generalized peritonitis and pneumoperitoneum. Large bowel perforation due to swallowed artificial denture is extremely rare. Foreign body can be ingested accidentally or in a suicidal attempt. However, ingested foreign body causing sigmoid colon perforation is extremely rare. Complications caused by ingestion of foreign body in gastrointestinal tract include obstruction, perforation, bleeding, or impaction at the sites of physiological narrowing or acute angulation in gastrointestinal tract. We hereby report a case of sigmoid colon perforation due to swallowed partial denture.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sardar patel medical college, Bikaner, Rajasthan India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khadda
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sardar patel medical college, Bikaner, Rajasthan India.
authors.forename: Ajay Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sardar patel medical college, Bikaner, Rajasthan India.
authors.forename: Anwar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sardar patel medical college, Bikaner, Rajasthan India.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parmar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sardar patel medical college, Bikaner, Rajasthan India.
authors.forename: Hemant
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beniwal
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sardar patel medical college, Bikaner, Rajasthan India.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagar
keywords: Denture; Elderly; Perforation; Sigmoid colon