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24 years of impaction of a denture in the esophagus: a case report

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It is not unusual for a loose fitting denture to be swallowed and lodged in the esophagus. A 65-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia for 1 year, revealed, on upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy, an impacted denture in upper esophagus. A meticulous history taking revealed that the man had accidentally ingested a denture 24 years back that had produced temporary odynophagia. Investigations were done, but for some reason, the denture was missed, until it was detected 24 years later. This long impacted denture was later successfully removed by surgery.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, IPGME&R, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India

    Surender Sultania

  2. Division of Gastroenterology, School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, IPGME&R, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India

    Rajib Sarkar

  3. Department of CardioThoracic And Vascular Surgery, IPGME&R, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India

    Subhendu Sekhar Mahapatra

  4. Department of CardioThoracic And Vascular Surgery, NRS Medical College & Hospital, MA/6/1 SSKM Hospital Quarter, 245, AJC Bose Road, KolKata, 700020, India

    Jayita Chakrabarti

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Patient has given us the consent of taking the endoscopic view, CT scan, and peroperative view of the impacted denture and publishing his case as a case report.

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This patient was diagnosed and treated in a Government Medical College and Hospital. No extra and added fund was needed for publishing his case as a case report.

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Sultania, S., Sarkar, R., Mahapatra, S.S. et al. 24 years of impaction of a denture in the esophagus: a case report. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 32, 292–294 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-016-0462-1

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