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http://dx.doi.org/10.17245/jdapm.2018.18.4.267

Migrating foreign body in an adult bronchus: An aspirated denture  

Panigrahi, Binita (Department of Anaesthesiology, Tata Main Hospital)
Sahay, Nishant (Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS Patna)
Samaddar, Devi P (Department of Anaesthesiology, Tata Main Hospital)
Chatterjee, Abhishek (Department of Anaesthesiology, Tata Main Hospital)
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Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine / v.18, no.4, 2018 , pp. 267-270 More about this Journal
Abstract
As a safety measure, dentures are routinely removed before surgery. Aspiration of a denture could be catastrophic, with medicolegal implications. Foreign body aspiration is uncommon in adults; however, aspirations may remain asymptomatic and undiagnosed for long periods of time. We report an adult male who presented with a cough for more than 6 months. On radiography, a foreign body was found migrating within the tracheobronchial tree from one mainstem bronchus to the other, at different time points. The foreign body was later found to be a portion of his denture. The aspiration may have occurred at the time of a surgical procedure.
Keywords
Airway management; Bronchoscopy; Dentures;
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