Clinics in diagnostic imaging (142). Cervical oesophagus impacted partial denture
Singapore medical journal
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: 690-quiz 693, 2012.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-249638
ABSTRACT
A 58-year-old man presented to the emergency department with sudden pain and odynophagia after drinking water. The patient thought that part of his lower denture may have fallen into his throat. There was moderate tenderness over the lower anterior neck. Radiographs of the neck were normal. Computed tomography showed an impacted partial denture in the upper oesophagus, which was removed by rigid endoscopy. Recheck endoscopy showed a superficial mucosal laceration at 18 cm. Ingestion of dental prostheses is common among the elderly population. The role of imaging in the early detection of ingested foreign bodies, particularly nonradio-opaque ones, is discussed.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Esophagoscopy
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Denture, Partial
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Esophagus
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Foreign Bodies
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Singapore medical journal
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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