Journey of a denture through the gastrointestinal tract

Foreign-body ingestion and its complications are widely reported and discussed in literature. However, ingested foreign body causing a large-bowel perforation is extremely rare. We present a case of a 49-year-old man who presented to us with complaints of abdominal pain, abdominal distension, fever...

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Published inCurrent medicine research and practice Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 145 - 147
Main Authors Kejriwal, Bhavya, Srinivasappa, Rakesh, Dey, Ashish, Malik, Vinod
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.05.2023
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
dentures
foreign body
Gastrointestinal system
perforation
sigmoid colon
Dentures
perforation
foreign body
sigmoid colon
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Summary:Foreign-body ingestion and its complications are widely reported and discussed in literature. However, ingested foreign body causing a large-bowel perforation is extremely rare. We present a case of a 49-year-old man who presented to us with complaints of abdominal pain, abdominal distension, fever and obstipation. The patient gave a history of accidental swallowing of his dentures 11 days back. The patient presented with shock in the emergency department and X-ray erect abdomen showed massive air under the diaphragm. The patient was taken for urgent exploratory laparotomy where a sigmoid perforation with ingested denture at the perforation site was found. The perforation was repaired, and a diverting ileostomy was made. The patient had an uneventful post-operative period and was discharged subsequently.
ISSN:2352-0817
2352-0825
DOI:10.4103/cmrp.cmrp_129_22