title: Prolonged Impacted Denture in the Esophagus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Foreign body ingestion and aspiration is among the most common causes of emergency department visit associated with high morbidity and mortality. Ingested and aspirated denture is rare conditions being scarcely reported in the literature. We herein report a 57-year-old man who presented with 2-day history of liquid and solid dysphagia who was diagnosed to have impacted denture in esophagus since 3 years prior to presentation. He was diagnosed to have esophagus adenocarcinoma and had undergone esophageal radiotherapy. The denture was removed successfully using esophagoscopy and the patient was discharged after 48-hour care with good condition. To prevent accidental ingestion, dentures should be made to fit properly. Damaged or malfitting dentures should be discarded and replaced. Patients should be strongly advised against wearing them during sleep-time.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Skims Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Gulzar Ahmad
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Skims Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Farooq Ahmad
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Ganie
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishaq
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Skims Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Kowsar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Skims Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Zargar Showkat
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Skims Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Ghulam Nabi
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Lone
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Skims Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Mashkoor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beigh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Skims Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Skims Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Maqsood Ahmad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Skims Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Mir Mudasir
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sidiq
keywords: Artificial denture; Esophagus; Foreign body ingestion; Rigid esophagoscopy