Swallowed dental bridge causing ileal perforation: a case report

Cases Journal - Tập 1 Số 1 - 2008
Farhan Rashid1, John Simpson1, Ganapathy Ananthakrishnan1, Gillian Tierney1
1Department of Surgery, Derby City General Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3NE, UK

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Abstract We report the case of a 53 year old gentleman who had accidentally swallowed his dental bridge. One week following this he experienced a sudden onset of generalised abdominal pain and underwent laparotomy. At operation he was found to have a distal ileal perforation and an ileocaecal resection was performed. Although most swallowed foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract without problem, serious complications including intestinal perforation can occur.

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