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Unusual foreign body in the esophagus
Author(s) -
Lerner Sidney S.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-196104000-00010
Subject(s) - esophagus , stomach , foreign body , rectum , medicine , foreign bodies , complication , surgery , anatomy , general surgery , gastroenterology
A case is presented in which part of a denture was broken off and produced obstruction of the esophagus. Esophagoscopic extraction was not possible without serious injury because of the presence of pointed metallic clasps. The object was gently eased down into the stomach and was passed per rectum without complication.